Biblical Keys
Problem
The dependency syndrome has been created over many years of handouts and expectations and yet the demand seems to increase yearly. There is absolutely no way that Africa will realize its God given potential, unless Africans do.
Isaiah 58 reminds us that we should be fulfilling the true fast, to loosen, remove and break the yoke. One of the buckles of the yoke of poverty is the dependency syndrome.
Since the beginning of man’s creation, he has always tried to be self-sufficient, doing things his own way, relying on his own wisdom rather than following the Lord’s wisdom. This has led to his downfall in so many ways.
Solution: Knowing God’s All Sufficiency
In Farming God's Way, we do not advocate self-sufficiency, but rather embrace God’s all sufficiency which leads us to make a profit.
He is our source of everything and in Him we find increase. God’s all sufficiency is never ending, with no limits to His reserves, as He has no limits.
2 Corinthians 9:8 “and God is able to make all grace overflow to you, so that, always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed;”
Breakthrough comes as we repent for depending on man, including ourselves, lay aside our pride, humble ourselves and acknowledge that He truly is the source of everything we need. We just need the Lord to open our eyes to see what resources are available to us.
Knowing God’s all sufficiency shatters the dependency syndrome.
2 Chronicles 14:11 “Then Asa called to the Lord his God and said, "Lord, there is no one besides You to help in the battle between the powerful and those who have no strength; so help us, O Lord our God, for we trust in You, and in Your name have come against this multitude. O Lord, You are our God; let not man prevail against You."
God’s All Sufficiency in YOU
Deuteronomy 8:18 “You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to make wealth.”
God’s All Sufficiency with Agriculture
Gen 2:15 “Then the Lord God took the man and put him into the Garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it.”
God’s All Sufficiency with the Land
The land has been given to us by God to steward, cultivate and to care for. It doesn’t belong to us, it is His.
1 Corinthians 10:26 “The earth is the Lords and all it contains”
Leviticus 25:23 “The land, moreover, shall not be sold permanently, for the land is Mine; for you are but aliens and sojourners with Me.”
God’s All Sufficiency with Seed
When God created plants He created them to be able to reproduce after their own kind.
Genesis 1:11-13 “Then God said, "Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit after their kind with seed in them"; and it was so. There was evening and there was morning, a third day.”
There are 3 different kinds of seeds available to farmers:
1) Open Pollinated Varieties (OPV’s)
2) Hybrids – seed cannot be stored and replanted
3) Genetically Modified Seed (GMO) - seed cannot be stored and replanted.
God’s All Sufficiency with God’s Blanket
God’s Blanket is such an amazing provision that allows for so many wonderful benefits – see details in 20 reasons why we do the how.
God’s All Sufficiency with Inputs
(Manure, Anthill Soil, Compost)
In order to reap a good harvest there has to be a determination to sow of one’s own available inputs.
God’s All Sufficiency in Tools
Exodus 4:2 God asks Moses the question “What is that in your hand?” Moses replied “a staff.” What do we have in our hand, as the instrument to break poverty and the crisis of food insecurity in your community? The answer is “A hoe.”
God’s All Sufficiency in Rain and Increase
In His provision of rain God blesses His children and with it He brings seeds to life and increases the harvest.