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GET PAID FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS

May 13, 2020 · Lanre Oyeleke · 2 views

Deuteronomy 8:18: And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish (confirm) His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.”

I read about Henry Ford's faulty equipment. He did all he could to make the machine work but was without success. When Ford saw that no one else could repair the piece of badly needed machinery, Ford called in Steinmetz who fiddled around with it for about ten minutes and had it working again. A few days later Ford received a bill from Steinmetz for $10,000! He immediately called up his friend and complained about the huge bill. He said, "Ten thousand dollars is a lot of money to pay someone for tinkering around for ten minutes."

Steinmetz calmly answered, "Well, ten dollars of that bill was for the ten minutes I spent tinkering; $9,990 was for knowing where to tinker." There is a principle behind wealth that would work for anyone anywhere in the world. As long as you're adding relevant value to humanity by solving problems, money would come to you. The reason why the rich keeps getting richer is because they are providing solution to common problems. Whatever problem you cannot solve on your own, you'll have to pay someone who will solve it for you. That's how problem solvers make money.

No matter how bad the economy of a nation is, problem solvers would make money. I want to challenge you to start solving problems. No matter how long you pray for financial breakthrough, money won't fall from heaven like rain because there is no mint company over there. Instead of thinking about how to defraud people, pray God to give you an idea that would solve problems. There cannot be pure wealth transfer into the pockets of kingdom people if we are not creative and adding value by solving problems. When some think about wealth transfer, they think God would automatically transfer the wealth of unbelievers to them. That's not true. What God would do for you is to give you an idea and get you to work on it. If you need to acquire a relevant skill that would make you solve problems in exchange for money, it is not too late.

Action point

Father, I receive the grace to become a problem solver and I enter into kingdom wealth in Jesus

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