Servias Ministries Blog

One aspect of dying to the flesh and expanding your Love walk is giving.  Our Heavenly Father established this most fundamental truth in the most well known Scripture in the New Testament:

John 3:16  “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

The word “so” emphasized the magnitude of HIS Love for mankind.  Our Heavenly Father projected HIS Love by including every person who was ever born and who will be born.  I have found one of the greatest tests to determine how dead to the flesh you really are is whether you can cheerfully give or instead, is that voice inside of you compelling you to hold on to that resource deemed to be scarce. 

2 Corinthians 9:6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.

Within this passage is a key to maturing as a Son.  We know that the love of money, also known as greed, is the root of all evil.  Thus the distribution of money or lack thereof is a general indication of your level of spiritual maturity and your revelation of Love.  Jesus’ revelation of Love was so great He gave His life for all mankind, the greatest act of giving.

Have you developed a pattern of giving?  If not, how do you expect to continue to mature when one of the greatest hindrances is not dealt with?  Jesus made the point with the rich young ruler.  Many ministries stay away from this topic in fear they will offend their donors and cut off their own source of payroll.  How can we expect to be fully pleasing when we will not deal with the one area known to be the most subtle issue of “self”?  Your ego would try to convince you that anyone approaching the subject of giving is simply out to extract your money from you.  That is where the real manipulation lies.

Years ago, Our Heavenly Father instructed me that if I give with a pure heart, HE will bless that giving EVEN if the recipient did not use the funds accordingly.  It is all about intent.  At Servias Ministries, we don’t want to pry your money out of your hands.  We simply receive gifts from willing and cheerful givers.  If you are giving nothing into the Kingdom, can you really expect to be chosen for use in the Kingdom?  If you are always receiving and never giving, your state of maturity is in question.

As a practical point, planting good financial seeds will lead to good financial fruit.  My wife and I discovered this reality years ago.  Our Heavenly Father takes pleasure in meeting the needs of those who are cheerful givers.  Giving can take on many different forms: time, possessions, money, words of encouragement, etc.

In the past, ministries used these Spiritual truths for their own agendas, apart from the intent of Love.  Does this mean that the Laws associated with giving no longer apply?  Of course not.  Your ego would convince you to steer clear of any discussion in this area.  Why?  It is one of the last and most subtle areas you must deal with before you have fully matured.

There are those who are faithful givers, some who occasionally give, and those who simply receive and never give.  Those are all indications of levels of maturity.  If you never give, I would suspect that you really question Our Heavenly Father’s ability to rally resources on your behalf.  Your eyes are on your situation and your faith has not matured to the point of believing every Word HE has spoken.  When your eyes are finally opened to the reality of how Our Heavenly Father responds to a cheerful giver, you will understand Paul’s words:

Philippians 4:19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

As of last week, the European Central Bank is now in the midst of implementing negative interest on deposits.  Why?  To force depositors to seek a return on their money elsewhere… mainly the stock market.  This will not end well.

The U.S. stock market is already excessively high by historic standards and into bubble territory.  Zero interest rate policies by the central banks forced investors to move their money elsewhere for a return:  a move from zero risk to a greater level of risk.  They believe they can keep the perception of “wealth effect” going by this latest move.  The problem is that the average middle class investor is moving toward safety versus risk.  In addition to that position, baby boomers are beginning to cash in their portfolios to position themselves for monthly distributions to live on.  Many of them know the risk of the market having seen past meltdowns disintegrate their principal in a matter of hours.

How long can the charade last?  Only Our Heavenly Father knows.  After all , HE is the One who blinds the eyes so people can’t see the obvious.  This allows the maturing process to occur for the vessels of dishonor.  Fortunately, the vessels of honor are also moving toward full maturity.

There has been a “dearth” in the land, possibly for the past 21 years.  There has been a famine of “power from On High”.  What happened to the major ministries where masses of people were healed and restored?  There still may be “pockets” of success, but for the most part, there has been a vacuum of the “anointing”.  This appears to have been another time of compression, or preparation.  Compression occurs before expansion.  The maturing process of Jacob lasted 21 years before he finally had a change of character.

I believe our honoring the Feast of Pentecost was a necessary step for the next phase of expanding the Kingdom on earth.  It is all about getting our hearts right and in one accord.  The Body of Christ needs to be in unity before the next expansion.  There will be a Remnant rising to leaven the whole lump:

Luke 13:20 And again He said, “To what shall I liken the kingdom of God? 21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.”  NKJV

The vessels of dishonor are preparing the way by moving the globe toward financial distress.  Their greed (love of money) will be their downfall.  The reliance on money rather than Our Heavenly Father will evaporate.  Men will turn from the wicked ways when their houses built on sand are demolished under the weight of the coming judgment of all the lawlessness.  There will be a gathering and a dividing.  The tares will be burned up.

The following article emphasizes the need to take possession of hard assets where practical:

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-06-04/china-scrambling-after-discovering-thousands-tons-rehypothecated-copper-aluminum-mis

When men stand between you and your investment, there is an inherent risk of fraud and theft.

August 21st, 2011:   Venezuela’s central bank has requested its 99 tons of gold holdings from the Bank of England, according to a bank statement sent by e-mail, citing the institution’s president Nelson Merentes.  “We’ve contacted the Bank of England and the corresponding protocols have been initiated to complete this operation as soon as possible,” Merentes said, according to the statement. “Once that’s done, the shipments will begin by sea.”  Chavez ordered the central bank Aug. 17 to repatriate $11 billion of gold reserves held in developed nations’ institutions. Venezuela holds 211 tons of its 365 tons of gold reserves in U.S., European, Canadian and Swiss Banks.

Then Germany: specifically, the Bundesbank will be bringing to Frankfurt all of its 374 metric tons stored at the Banque de France (11% of its total reserves), and 300 metric tons held in the vault of the New York Fed, reducing its share in the U.S. from 45% to 37%.  At market prices, that’s about €27-billion ($36 billion) worth of physical gold bars.

In October of 2012 the Netherlands asked for their gold back.

Over the past few years, Libya and Iran have also repatriated their gold holdings.

Now Austria wants to audit its gold at the Bank of England.

There is a breakdown in trust among those who have gold held in New York and London.  It may be gone.

It has been alleged that there is no gold left in the U.S. Official Reserves.  Requests for audits have been denied.  If there was no issue, you would not deny the requests.  If it is found that the reserves are gone, you will see gold skyrocket.  Gold bars held by a custodian have serial numbers and have a chain of custody.  It would be interesting to find out where all those bars are at.  Gold Bars get shipped to Switzerland to be melted down and recast for new buyers.  That may eliminate the ability to track the origin of some gold.  Food for thought.

From John Williams at www.shadowstats.com:

> – It’s the Consumer, Not the Weather!
> – Weakening Economy Should Hit U.S. Dollar Hard, Boost Gold
> – First-Quarter Gross Domestic Product Fell by 1.0%;Gross National Product Tumbled by 2.1%; Gross Domestic Income Dropped by 2.3%
> – Before Inflation Adjustment, Nominal First-Quarter GDP Gained Just 0.3%
> – Pending Trade Data and Revisions Should Help to Set Negative Tone for Second-Quarter GDP and the GDP Benchmark Revision

The government publishes revised numbers long after the initial hoopla has past.  Most investors pay little attention to the revisions… which happen to be more accurate than the initial estimates.  John is our watchman.  To subscribe to his newsletter, go to: www.shadowstats.com

The reason that the financial markets are rigged is because regulators have their personal self-interest as their number one priority.  They either do not want to be fired by their superiors who have an exit plan to move to the private industry where their future is assured by the very financial institutions they are suppose to regulate, or… they have their own personal exit plan in place.  At any rate, it is about self-preservation.  They are not truly public servants.  The following list provides us perspective of how serious the current financial environment ailments are:

Gold Manipulation

Silver Manipulation

LIBOR Manipulation

Inflation Rate Manipulation

Equity Market Manipulation (via Federal Reserve)

Gold Equities Stock Manipulation

Silver Equities Stock Manipulation

Interest Rate Manipulation

Bond Price Manipulation

Social Security Cost of Living Increases manipulated

Currency Market Manipulation

The impact of all of these acts is to destroy the middle class in America.  This is the group who provides the majority of the growth in the U.S. and notably impacts the rest of the world.  Those in power have in essence provided the wealthy with a means to further concentrate their wealth and furthering the disequilibrium of wealth in society.  This will not end well.

The love of money is the root of all evil and will not sustain the current path toward destruction.  Today’s complex society/infrastructure has prevented the sudden collapse seen in the 1930’s.  However, the fundamentals remain the same.  Death of the current method of manipulation is sure to occur.  You cannot keep the natural order out of balance indefinitely.  The longer the system is out of balance, the more severe the correction.  Only Our Heavenly Father knows the timing and magnitude of the correction/replacement of the current system.  This is clearly not business as usual.

Shale extraction by fracking as the solution to peak oil has been a pipe dream.  At the same time China and Russia continue to tie up resources.  The petrodollar is on the decline and the petro-ruble is coming on line.

See:  http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dream-of-us-energy-independence-was-just-revised-away-2014-05-22?dist=tbeforebell

Gold & silver are not for speculation.  They are for storing and saving value.  Right now, a great leveling of currency value is expected in 2016.  The Chinese would have you believe they are weak but their intent is to express weakness as they grow in strength.  This is a classic strategy expressed in the writing “The Art of War”.

As the US Dollar moves lower, the need for a bail-in will increase.  A bail-in is where your bank account is accessed by the government to prop up the bank’s capital structure.  Is the money in the bank yours?  You are an unsecured creditor.  They are not holding your cash but instead are using the funds to invest and lend.  They keep a reserve for withdrawals.  They use statistical history to determine how much cash they need to retain.  They do not account for a “Black Swan” event to occur.  In the end, a major cash requirement of the bank must be met by liquidating assets, borrowing from the Federal Reserve, issuing stock or more debt instruments, or exercising the right to withhold funds from being withdrawn for a certain period of time, as a part of the signature card/contract you signed.  The bail-in alternative would convert your funds to a different class of liability and probably unavailable to you to be converted to cash.

The derivative crisis that nearly brought down the banking system in 2008 has not been resolved.  The level of derivatives has grown to be even a greater risk today.

What is an alternative ?  To place your funds in another store of value.  Land is an option but not too liquid.  In the past, gold and silver have functioned in this capacity.  When you buy an ounce of silver, you vote against the current fiat system and remove value from that system.

Each of us must be led the Spirit in determining what actions to take to retain purchasing power.  The fragility of the current system would suggest some kind of action be taken.  No man knows the entire picture and thus cannot provide perfect financial counsel.  Our Our Heavenly Father understands the full complexity of the current environment.  This is why you must place your focus on hearing HIM.

From John Williams at www.shadowstats.com :

> – April Unemployment Numbers Showed Deepening Economic Disaster
> – Unemployed Dropped by 733,000, but Employed Dropped by 73,000, and Labor Force Fell by 806,000
> – February-to-April Payroll Jobs Gains Were Bloated Heavily by Concealed and Constantly-Shifting Seasonal Adjustments
> – April Unemployment: 6.3% (U.3), 12.3% (U.6), 23.2% (ShadowStats)
> – Revised Retail Sales Growth Was Slower 2011-to-Date; Downside Corrections to Prior GDP Reporting Loom in July
> – Construction Spending Remained Stagnant
> – Year-to-Year M3 Growth Rose to 4.0% in April

You cannot keep marketing a portion of the numbers forever.  Where will the investors turn to once they see the illusion?  There is too much money in the system to find another home.  The Titanic was deemed unsinkable the day before it sank.  Keep you life vests handy because we do not know when the big money will abandon ship.  The US Dollar will plummet, gold and silver will respond in the opposite direction.  Our Heavenly Father only knows the details.  Everyone else is simply guessing.

Pushing down the market by $18 in a few minutes only occurs when an agent bank of the Fed gets instructed to push the price down in order to move traders to the sell side for the day.  The goal is to make the dollar look better than it really is.  They attempt to hide the truth of the matter but ultimately the truth will be revealed.

Later today, the buyers enjoyed the price:

And the Dollar Index dropped back down.  It appears that the weak gold and silver players may now be on the sidelines.