Living a life of faith is one that is encompassed by a life of supernatural action.  George Muller, a great man of faith, is one person we can learn many things from.  The rules of living by faith that George Muller lived are not some simple guidelines to follow; these rules are for those who are serious about God.  Muller’s first two rules are; never receive a fixed salary and never ask another human being for help.  Both of these are a cake walk compared to this third rule, follow Luke 12:33 to completeness.

“Sell your possessions and give to charity; make yourselves purses which do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near, nor moth destroys” (Luke 12:33, NASB).

It is one thing to say that you trust God in providing your needs, but if you sell everything you have and give it away then you can only survive if God intervenes.  This is trust in God at the deepest level, this is living by faith.  I am reminded of how the early church functioned in the book of Acts.  “And all those who had believed were together, and had all things in common; and they began selling their property and possessions, and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need” (Acts 2:44-45, NASB).  The church survived at its greatest level when everyone had just one thing on their mind, God.  The church did everything together and had everything they needed, and nobody had anything of their own.  They just let God lead and they were obedient to what God said to do.

There is one individual that has come to mind who sought to live under Muller’s rules of faith, and thankfully we can read about this one man’s life of faith.  I encourage you to download a free book off the internet called, “Rees Howells, Intercessor.”  Rees Howells lived a life of faith and this biography explains what we all need to learn and understand in the life of faith being a journey of highs and lows.  His life is an example of learning from God in the school of prayer, being taught in the Holy Spirit.

One quote taken from this book is, “There is a golden rule in the life of faith, that Christians can never prevail upon God to move others to give larger sums of money toward God’s word than he himself has either given or proved that he is willing to give if it were in his power to do so” (Rees Howells, Intercessor, pg. 226).  How much this golden rule applies to the third rule of George Muller, give away everything you have so you can receive everything from God in faith.  Let us not forget the verse prior to Luke 12:33, “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32, NASB).

The truth is God wants to give us everything He has (which far surpasses what we can earn on our own), but this means we have to release everything that we currently have received on our own merit.  Let us learn from the story with the rich young ruler in Luke 18:18-30.  The Kingdom of God with all its splendor has been given as an inheritance to have now, so why should we be seeking a kingdom to posses by our own merit?  Let us receive the fullness of His joy as we receive in faith His Kingdom and His daily provisions by being obedient to how the Holy Spirit is leading us to handle our personal finances.

I desire to live a Faith-Full life, for His glory alone.