![]() ![]() I reminded Him that I had earned $1,200 less than the last church I pastored had paid me. I’d gotten hold of Isaiah 1:19, “If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land,” and I quoted it to the Lord again. On the third day, I had all my statistics laid out in front of me and said to the Lord, “See how much better off I’d be if I stayed in my church? That’s what I I went on a partial fast, and each afternoon I spent several hours in prayer. I was holding a meeting in East Texas when I went to the Lord about our financial problems. Ken, our son, didn’t have a bedroom and had to sleep on a little rollaway bed in the kitchen! In fact, it got so bad I sold it for junk! We lived in a three-room apartment. The car had four bald tires and no spare. Me and my family so much I want to share it with you.ĭuring that first year on the field, my clothes and my car had worn out. I never read a book about it I got it directly from Heaven. The Lord Himself taught me about prosperity. ![]() The subject of prosperity is currently so misunderstood in the church world. And they were always buying clothing and other gifts for my wife and me.Īfter I went out on my own, I had to pay my own rent, utilities, and convention expenses, as well as my traveling expenses to and from meetings. They also paid the utilities and all of my expenses to conventions. ![]() Plus, the church had furnished our parsonage, which was the best we’d ever lived in. After I’d been out on the field a solid year, from February 1949 to January 1950, my records showed I’d earned $1,200 less than my church had paid me for the previous 12 months. I left my last pastorate in 1949 and went out in field ministry, going from church to church holding revivals. ![]()
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