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Game Changer In October 2016, Shelly listened to a message by Kenneth Copeland, and another one by Bill Winston. There was nothing specific in either message to their situation, but she felt led to ask Jessie to listen to them as well. He did, and that’s when everything changed. From that point on, he immersed himself in the Word and began learning to live by faith. The more time he spent in the Word, the more he was transformed by the renewing of his mind. There was a radical change in him. “I attended a program called Celebrate Recovery,” Jessie recalled. “It was a good program, but what got me free was God’s Word in big doses. It took listening to Kenneth Copeland, Bill Winston, Creflo Dollar, Jerry Savelle and Jesse Duplantis. The more I listened, the more I gave. As I was transformed by the Word, changes started happening in our finances. “I received an incredible pay raise. Shelly attended a nurse practitioner program and got a new job with a great salary. We gave our tithe the first thing out of every check. And we gave our possessions. Dad had moved into our neighborhood, and when he moved into assisted living, he let us move into his house. We sold our home and made enough money to pay off a lot of debt. Within 18 months, Jessie and Shelly were totally out of debt, with no mortgage. “Debt will never touch my family again,” says Jessie. “It’s been defeated. Without debt, and with our good salaries, we had to start learning how to be stewards of wealth. One of the greatest blessings during that time was that Dad gave his heart to Jesus. We celebrated with him on April 1, 2018, when he went to heaven, ready to meet God.” Following his dad’s death, Jessie learned that he had left them two houses that he had owned. They also discovered that Jessie’s dad had left them a small insurance policy. Shelly decided to use the money to buy Jessie something he’d wanted for most of his life—a Harley-Davidson® motorcycle. To their surprise, the insurance check was the exact cost of the motorcycle—to the penny, Shelly said. “We believe it was God’s way of saying, ‘See, Jessie, I really do love you,’” Shelly explains. Over the past two years, they’ve received 100 times the seed they have sown. They realize that what the devil meant for evil, God turned for good. V ***************************************** THE BLESSING of The LORD, it maketh rich and He addeth no sorrow with it. 1) On the cross Jesus took on Himself the curse of poverty so that you could be set free. 2 Cor. 8:9 2) Even if you’re starting at zero, God can prosper and promote you. Ps. 113:7-8 3) What looks hard to you isn’t hard for God. Matt. 19:26 4) When you get your eyes off yourself and begin to give, God will turn your financial desert into a Garden of Eden. 2 Cor. 9:7-8 5) Jesus blesses what you put in His hands, and THE BLESSING causes it to multiply. Prov. 10:22 BVOV : 17