WEALTH WITHOUT THEFT You Can Be Rich Without Stealing WEALTH WITHOUT THEFT You Can Be Rich Without Stealing KOLAWOLE OYEYEMI Wealth Without Theft...You can be Rich without Stealing Copyright©2012 by Kolawole Oyeyemi. All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means - electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, scanning, or other without the prior written permission of the publisher. Request for information on this title should be addressed to Kolawole Oyeyemi Chapel Of Uncommon Grace Plot 14, Olugbesan Close, off Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria Email: [email protected] +234 803 200 2362 Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible: King James Version (KJV) of the Holy Bible. All Rights Reserved Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kolawole Oyeyemi Wealth Without Theft..You can be Rich without Stealing ISBN-13: 978-0-985- 08151-5 (Paperback) ISBN-10: 0-9850-8151-1 (Paperback) 1. Inspiration - Non-fiction 1. Title Edited by Winnie Aduayi Designed by Trendy Africa Graphics Dept. Published in Dallas Texas by Trendy Africa. A registered trademark of Trendy Africa Publishing llc. www.trendyafrica.com [email protected] Printed in the United States of America Dedication This book is dedicated to all men and women in pursuit of kingdom truth who are willing to give and be given for it. Acknowledgements My absolute and unqualified gratitude goes to God for His uncommon inspiration and access that I enjoy. Thank you Lord. I am grateful to my wife and children for allowing me to juggle time meant for them to do my writings. Thank you so much. I appreciate you for your sacrifice to enable me fulfilvision. My sincere thanks goes to Pastor Ghandi Olaoye of Jesus House DC for being a friend and a sincere co-labourer. I ap preciate your genuine support. My appreciation also goes to Pastor Ayo Oluwatosin for your candid feedback after reading the manuscript, may we all live to our Father’s praise. Thanks to Winnie who did the editing and managed the publication. I appreciate your very useful comments. May the Lord bless you. Finally, my gratitude goes to the entire leadership team and congregation of the Chapel of Uncommon Grace who serve as my practice field for the awesome revelations God blesses me with. May we remain a source of pride to the Father. Thank you all. Kolawole Oyeyemi Foreword This erudite, eloquent, and immensely thought-provoking work gets to the heart of the deepest passions and aspirations of the human heart, to be financially free and secure. No poor man wants to be poor. The plight of years of colonial oppression in developing countries has left in its wake, billions of souls pursuing the natural human desire to climb out of the hole of financial despair and experience the joy of a secure life. Without the opportunities and leadership management skills perfected by those of the industrial states of the world, many of these emerging nations are left at a disadvantage. The result is usually a culture of “survival of the fit” at any cost and all cost. This social and economic philosophy always ends in the cultivation of corruption. Corruption could be defined as the violation of the moral and ethical laws to achieve a goal. In many nations, this has become a reality and must be addressed if the emerging third world is to raise itself from the shadows of historical poverty by not imposing its own system of oppression through the spirit of corruption. This book by Kolawole Oyeyemi is indispensable reading for anyone who wants to break free from this destructive web of self-imposed oppression and live life above the norm. This is a profound authoritative work which spans the wisdom of the ages and yet breaks new ground in its approach on the subject of ethical and moral conscience on business and life, and will possibly become a classic in this and the next generation. This exceptional work by Kolawole Oyeyemi is one of the most profound, practical, principle-centered approaches to this subject of Financial Morality and ethics in business I have read in a long time. The author’s approach to this timely issue brings a fresh breath of air that captivates the heart, engages the mind and inspires the spirit of the reader. Kolawole Oyeyemi’s ability to leap over complicated the oretical, theological and metaphysical jargon, and reduce complex theories to simple practical principles that the least among us can understand is amazing. This work will challenge the intellectual, while embracing the laymen as it dismantles the mysterious of the soul search of mankind and delivers the profound in simplicity. This should become required reading for all business leaders and employees alike. Kolawole Oyeyemi’s approach awakens in the reader the untapped inhibiters that retard our personal development in the area of financial mastery and success in our pursuit of financial and economic security, and his antidotes empower us to rise above these self-defeating, self-limiting factors of “short-cuts” to a life of exploits in moral, ethical and decency in all of life, as we chart our financial destiny. The author also integrates into each chapter the time-tested precepts giving each principle a practical application to life making the entire process people-friendly. Every sentence of this book is pregnant with wisdom and I enjoyed the mind- expanding experience of this exciting book. I admonish you to plunge into this ocean of knowledge and watch your life change for the better. Dr. Myles Munroe President: BFM International Chairman International Third World Leaders Association Nassau Bahamas Contents Introduction CHAPTER ONE: Mental Assent Versus Heart Seated Faith CHAPTER TWO: