total-life-prosperity-by-creflo-dollar

247 Pages·2007·2.33 MB·English

CREFLO A. DOLLAR JR.
THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS*
Nashville
Copyright © 1999 by Creflo A. Dollar Jr.
All rights reserved. Written permission must be secured from the publisher to
use or reproduce any part of this book, except for brief quotations in critical
reviews or articles.
Published in Nashville, Tennessee, by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
Unless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations are from THE KING JAMES
VERSION of the Bible.
Scripture quotations noted NKJV are from THE NEW KING JAMES
VERSION. Copyright © 1979, 1980, 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers.
Scripture quotations noted AMPLIFIED are from THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE: Old
Testament. Copyright © 1962, 1964 by Zondervan Publishing House (used by
permission); and from THE AMPLIFIED NEW TESTAMENT. Copyright ©
1958 by the Lockman Foundation (used by permission).
Scripture quotations noted The Message are from The Message: The New
Testament in Contemporary English. Copyright © 1993 by Eugene H. Peterson.
Scripture quotations noted TLB are from The Living Bible, copyright 1971 by
Tyndale House Publishers, Wheaton, IL. Used by permission.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Dollar, Creflo A.
Total life prosperity : 14 practical steps to receiving God's full
blessing / Creflo A. Dollar Jr.
p. cm.
ISBN 0-7852-6900-2 (pbk.)
1. Success—Religious aspects—Christianity. 2. Wealth—Religious
aspects—Christianity. I. Title.
BV4598.3.D65 1999
248.4—dc21 99-15324
CIP
Printed in the United States of America.
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CONTENTS
Preface............................................................................... vii
Introduction........................................................................ ix
1. Peace, Be Still..............................................................13
2. Step 1: Ensure That the Lord Is with You................... 19
3. Step 2: Know God's Ways and How He Operates.......33
4. Step 3: Renew Your Mind with the Word of God on
Prosperity........................................................ 45
5. Step 4: Release Words Out of Your Mouth to Establish
Your Prosperity...............................................59
6. Step 5: Meditate Upon the Word................................. 67
7. Step 6: Begin the Process of Seedtime and Harvest.... 81
8. Step 7: Stay Consistent and Committed to What You've
Planted.............................................................89
9. Step 8: Recognize the Difference Between Multiplied
Seed and Harvest...........................................103
10. Step 9: Act As If It's So........................................... 109
11. Step 10: Obey God's Word...................................... 127
12. Step 11: Believe and Trust in Your Man of God.....139
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13. Step 12: Diligently Seek and Practice the Presence of
God................................................................153
14. Step 13: Quickly Repent When Necessary.............. 181
15. Step 14: Learn How to Intercede............................. 205
Conclusion....................................................................... 235
Appendix A: Salvation..................................................... 237
Appendix B: Receiving the Holy Spirit............................ 241
About the Author..............................................................243
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PREFACE
oward the end of our 1996 church Finance
TConvention, something very special happened to me. I
began to experience what my wife, Taffi, called "holy
frustration."
By every usual standard of measure, everything was
going just right. The Word coming from the pulpit was
good, revelation knowledge was flowing freely, and people
were being delivered and set free during every service. But
for a couple of nights, I went home and could neither rest
nor sleep. When I told my wife about it, she said it sounded
as if something was about to be born from within me. She
reminded me that the last time I had such an experience,
World Changers Ministries was transformed from vision to
reality.
As I began to pray, study, and seek the Lord, one of the
questions I asked God was, "What if a man wanted to know
exactly what he needed to do in order to prosper? What
would You tell him?"
In response to my question, God birthed in my spirit a
revelation of the 14 steps to prosperity contained in this
book. I encourage you to make a quality decision right now
to follow the steps I've shared within these pages. They are
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designed to change your finances, your marriage, your
family, and your world for the better.
This book, like all the others I've written, is based on
the Word of God. I am nothing apart from the Word, I can
do nothing apart from the Word, and I can write nothing
apart from the Word. To effectively read this book, keep
your Bible close by. So, get your Bible, get into an attitude
of receiving, and get ready to increase in the Word of God.
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INTRODUCTION
oney is usually the first thing that comes to mind
Mwhen the subject of prosperity is brought up. We've
been conditioned by the world to believe that a person with
a lot of money is prosperous, and if prosperous, then
certainly happy.
No doubt about it, having the funds to go wherever you
want and do and buy whatever you please is a good thing—
but it's not everything. To think about money when you
hear the word prosperity is not incorrect, just incomplete.
You see, a person can have a million dollars in his bank
account and still suffer from the ravaging effects of cancer
throughout his body.
Having plenty of money is the world's limited idea of
prosperity, not God's. What good does it do for you to have
enough money to purchase the best medical care and still
not be able to lay hold of the divine health promised to you
by God? Jesus came to give you abundance in your home,
body, workplace, and family—not just in your wallet. And
while people desire to be financially well off, they
sometimes reject the message of prosperity because they
associate it with greed and view it as a message intended
solely for the preacher's benefit.
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Perhaps you've been told that money is the root of all
evil. Really? That's not what the Word of God says. If you
look at 1 Timothy 6:10, you'll see that it reads, "For the
love of money is the root of all evil" (italics added). The
prosperity message, if taught from a truly biblical
perspective, speaks of much more than acquiring money.
You see, God is concerned with every aspect of your life.
In fact, this book is more about letting go of your
money than holding on to it. It's about loving your neighbor
enough that you can willingly extend that with which
you've been blessed toward someone else. Now, that's
biblical prosperity!
It's time for us as Christians to have our minds renewed
to reflect the good and perfect will of God. We should hear
the conclusion of the whole matter rather than limit God to
what He can do in our lives. Biblical prosperity is the
ability to be in control of every circumstance and situation
that occurs in your life. No matter what happens, whether
financial, social, physical, marital, spiritual, or emotional,
this type of prosperity enables you to maintain control in
every situation. I'll even go a step farther and define
biblical prosperity as "having God's ability to meet not only
your needs, but also the needs of mankind, regardless of
what those needs may be."
You can prosper financially, but you can also prosper in
your spirit, soul, body, marriage, and life in general. How?
Through the Word of God. Take David, for example. David
was a man after God's own heart and, as such, reflects
God's intent for us in His Word. Look at David's petition to
the Lord concerning his ability to prosper. He said,
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