God does want us to give. He wants us to give to the poor and the needy. But He does not want us to give reluctantly or under compulsion. When someone tells you that if you give $1000 and you don’t have it to give or for that matter $20.00 and you don’t have it to give then when they tell others that they’re going to be blessed and get an angel that’s telling those who weren’t able to give that God isn’t going to bless them. It’s saying that if you want this great blessing that God is going to be pouring out you have to give that certain amount of money. That’s buying God! It’s literally prostituting Him! When giving to God we must be sure that our motives are pure and that we're giving with a cheerful heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion. When we give it must be with the right motives and the right agendas, not because someone has promised you this new car or new refrigerator or whatever they felt was needed so that someone has to feel compelled to give. Has someone ever been forced to do something for you no matter what it was? Did somebody have to force them to give you or say something to you? Maybe to give you an apology. Maybe someone had to be forced to apologize for something wrong that they did to you. And because they were forced to do it, you knew that it didn’t come from their heart, they didn’t really mean it and therefore you didn’t want it. That’s the way it is when we are compelled and pushed and pushed and pushed to give to God. Under those circumstances it's not from our hearts or given cheerfully and therefore God will not honor your giving. To hear more of what our Father is speaking to us in this new episode click on the buzzsprout.com link or go to your favorite podcast app and search for the title This Is the Voice of the Prophet. Then look for the episode, MANIPULATION OR SOUND DOCTRINE? WHICH ARE YOU GETTING WHEN IT COMES TO GIVING? PART 1