"I think a lot of people believe that they have to be poor to serve God, that they can't have anything. They don't really even know how to give. And one of the main principles in the Bible is you'll reap what you sew, and that if you give into the lives of others, that it shall be given back to you, good measure, pressed down and shaken together. If you go plant one tomato seed, you don't get back one tomato; you get a vine of tomatoes."

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Source: Larry King Live, transcripts.cnn.com. May 19, 2005.

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Joyce Meyer

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Joyce Meyer is a Christian author and speaker known for her practical teachings on faith and personal development, impacting millions worldwide.

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