BREAKING FINANCIAL BARRIERS
By Rev. Samuel Arimoro
Main Text: Deuteronomy 8:18
Key Verse: “But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.” (Deuteronomy 8:18, KJV)
Supporting Texts: Proverbs 3:9-10; Malachi 3:10; 2 Corinthians 9:6-8; Philippians 4:19; Psalm 112:3
Description: This message unveils how financial barriers limit purpose, opportunities, and blessings, and reveals God’s strategies: faith, obedience, stewardship, and generosity, for breaking them and walking in divine provision.
INTRODUCTION
Financial barriers are obstacles that prevent believers from experiencing God’s provision and fulfilling their purpose. They can manifest as poverty, debt, delay, or stagnation, and they often stem from disobedience, poor stewardship, or spiritual attacks.
God promises to give power to generate wealth and to establish His covenant blessings in every believer’s life. Breaking financial barriers requires understanding God’s principles, walking in obedience, exercising faith, and practising generosity.
This message equips believers to partner with God and remove every hindrance to supernatural financial provision.
1. RECOGNISING THE BARRIER OF FINANCIAL LIMITATION (Deuteronomy 8:18)
Understanding financial barriers allows believers to confront them with God’s Word and take appropriate spiritual and practical steps.
a) Wealth comes from God, not self (Deuteronomy 8:18)
All financial breakthrough is ultimately a product of divine enablement, not human effort alone.
b) Lack may result from disobedience (Malachi 3:10)
Ignoring God’s instructions regarding tithes and offerings sustains financial delay.
c) Mismanagement of resources creates limitation (Proverbs 21:20)
Poor stewardship of finances blocks access to abundance.
d) Generational curses can influence financial barriers (Exodus 20:5)
Some financial hindrances are spiritual and require prayer and breaking of ancestral curses.
Biblical Example: Jacob faced financial limitations until he obeyed God’s instructions and blessed his family, after which he became exceedingly prosperous (Genesis 30:25-43).
2. FAITH AND DIVINE STRATEGY BREAK FINANCIAL BARRIERS (Philippians 4:19)
Faith and spiritual strategies activate God’s provision and remove obstacles to financial breakthrough.
a) Trust God for provision (Philippians 4:19)
Believing that God will supply all needs unlocks supernatural resources.
b) Speak God’s promises over finances (Proverbs 18:21)
Confession aligns your words with God’s will and activates blessings.
c) Pray for wisdom in financial decisions (James 1:5)
Divine guidance ensures that investments, business, and opportunities yield fruit.
d) Persevere in faith despite delays (Hebrews 11:1)
Faith sustains expectation and ensures that financial breakthroughs manifest.
Biblical Example: Joseph’s faith and obedience positioned him to interpret Pharaoh’s dream, which led to unprecedented wealth and provision for Egypt (Genesis 41:25-57).
3. OBEDIENCE AND GENEROSITY OPEN DOORS TO ABUNDANCE (Proverbs 3:9-10)
God honours obedience and generosity, which are keys to breaking financial barriers permanently.
a) Honour God with your resources (Proverbs 3:9-10)
Giving tithes and offerings positions you for supernatural multiplication.
b) Generosity attracts blessings (2 Corinthians 9:6-8)
Those who give faithfully receive abundant returns beyond expectation.
c) Obedience ensures covenant blessings (Malachi 3:10)
Faithful obedience unlocks God’s covenant promises and protection.
d) Stewardship sustains wealth (Luke 16:10)
Managing resources wisely ensures ongoing increase and financial stability.
Biblical Example: Abraham’s generosity and faith in God resulted in wealth and blessings that positioned him as a father of nations (Genesis 13:1-2; 14:18-20).
4. DECLARING FINANCIAL VICTORY AND EXPECTING SUPERNATURAL INCREASE (Psalm 112:3)
Speaking God’s Word, trusting His promises, and walking in expectation activates financial breakthroughs and ensures long-term abundance.
a) Declare God’s promises over your life (Psalm 112:3)
Faith-filled words activate wealth and divine favour.
b) Maintain a mindset of abundance (Philippians 4:8)
Thinking in terms of God’s provision aligns the mind with prosperity.
c) Praise and gratitude reinforce breakthrough (Psalm 100:4)
Acknowledging God’s past provision strengthens faith for future increase.
d) Walk in continuous trust and obedience (Deuteronomy 28:12)
Consistency ensures sustained financial increase and protection from lack.
Biblical Example: The Israelites experienced supernatural provision in the wilderness, receiving manna daily because of obedience, trust, and gratitude, breaking the barrier of scarcity (Exodus 16:4-36).
CONCLUSION
Financial barriers are broken through faith, obedience, stewardship, and generosity. God’s promise to provide is available to every believer, but it requires aligning with His principles and trusting His Word.
As you partner with God, declare His promises, walk in obedience, and manage resources faithfully, every financial barrier will fall, enabling you to fulfil your purpose and destiny.
PRAYER POINTS
1. Father, break every financial barrier over my life in Jesus’ name.
2. Lord, give me the wisdom to manage every resource You provide.
3. I declare freedom from poverty and financial limitation.
4. Empower me to honour You with my tithes and offerings.
5. Let every generational curse of lack be destroyed.
6. I receive divine ideas, strategies, and opportunities for wealth.
7. Lord, release supernatural increase into my finances.
8. Help me walk in generosity, faith, and obedience continually.
9. Every delay in financial breakthrough, be removed now.
10. I declare that I shall fulfil my destiny without lack or limitation.
PROPHETIC DECLARATIONS
1. Every financial barrier in your life is falling now.
2. God is releasing supernatural wealth into your hands.
3. You shall walk in abundance and divine provision.
4. Generosity and obedience are opening new doors of increase.
5. All curses of poverty and lack are being destroyed.
6. You shall prosper in every business, investment, and endeavour.
7. Divine strategies for wealth are being revealed to you.
8. Supernatural favour is positioning you for financial elevation.
9. You shall have surplus to bless others and fulfil God’s purposes.
10. Every promise of God concerning your financial breakthrough shall manifest in your life.
