Episode 213 - Measure For Measure: What Flows Out, Flows Back

Want a wealth lesson that challenges your habits and strengthens your resolve? We break down the counterintuitive practice of giving a tithe—why setting aside 10% can open doors you can’t force and why the first steps often spark resistance. From “test me” to measure for measure, we unpack how generosity shifts both your inner world and your outer results, with stories, practical examples, and clear guardrails that keep your finances steady while your impact grows.

We start with a surprising truth: real abundance begins where trust meets action. You’ll hear how early giving can trigger unexpected expenses and what that reveals about your commitment, not your fate. Then we explore measure for measure—the principle that what flows out flows back—and how it plays out in modern life through better decision-making, stronger networks, and opportunities that seem to appear at just the right time. Along the way, we get tactical about the tithe: why 10% is the baseline, why 20% is the cap for most people, and how to avoid common traps like fudging numbers or over-giving out of impulse.

By the end, you’ll have a simple framework to start or strengthen your giving: calculate your percentage, choose recipients with intention, track your commitments, and stick with it long enough to see patterns emerge. The goal isn’t magical thinking; it’s building a resilient practice that aligns your money with your values and invites provision to meet purpose. Ready to run the experiment and watch what changes?

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Chapters

• 0:16 Welcome And Giveaway Winner
• 1:12 How Giving Seems Illogical
• 2:44 Test Me: The Tithe Challenge
• 4:12 Facing Hardships After You Give
• 6:29 Measure For Measure Explained
• 8:55 Limits, Habits, And Real-World Guidance
• 9:38 Closing And Listener Actions

Transcript

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Hello and welcome to the Trust Factor Podcast, the only podcast that guarantees your success when you implement its divine age old teachings. We have a new winner, my friends, of the free book giveaway, the Amuna Book by Rob David Saperman, an amazing, amazing manual, a life manual on how to get ahead. And that winner for last week was drawn yesterday. It is none other than Shimon Blumenthal, a friend who is very, very supportive of the podcast. I appreciate you, Shimon. Thank you for listening. Thank you for sharing and reacting. There are going to be eight more giveaways every week, guys. All you need to do is like, share, comment on a post on an episode, and you will be entered in for the next draw, which will happen this coming Sunday, for another book giveaway on Monday. It's not just any book, guys. This is a game changer. It really is. I've referenced it many, many times. Shimon, thank you again. Yesterday, I told you that if you wanted to become wealthy, then all you need to do is give away your wealth. Doesn't that make a lot of sense? You want to become wealthy? I got a great idea. Give away your wealth. If you said this to any normal, rational thinking human being, they would tell you that you've lost your mind, or maybe you don't speak the language that they speak, because they're telling you they want to make money, and you're saying, Yeah, yeah, yeah, I hear you want to make money. All you need to do is give away your money so that you can make more. It flies in the face of logic and reason. Why is that? Why does it say asor tacer, which means you should give away your tithe, you should take your 10% and give it away. And then we said if you take the little dot, little microscopic dot that sits on top of the sheen and the word asor and move it over from the left to the right, it becomes ashorta asher. You'll suddenly become rich. You give away your tithe, you become rich. What's the connection? You've also heard me say in previous podcasts that if you put a dollar into a charity box, and every time you did that and went to leave your house, you found the$100 sitting by your doorstep. But every time you didn't put a dollar in the charity box, you notice that that$100 wasn't there. It wouldn't take very long for you and for everybody else who did this to realize a straight-line connection. I put money in the box, I get money back. If I put$2 in, I get$200. What would we all sit by this charity box all day long just giving our money away because we would see the net effect of it? And obviously, it doesn't work that way. But at the same time, our creator says, test me. Test me in this department. This is the only real department where he's willing to be challenged by us. I said yesterday I gave you the example. If we're going to go up to somebody of import and expect from them that they're going to step up and prove to us why they're so important or why they're so capable, they don't need to do that. God doesn't need to do that. But here he says, test me. I want you to. And you will see with your own eyes exactly what I'm referring to over here. Now, does that mean I ask you, if I put a dollar in a charity box immediately, I'm going to see that return? The answer is obviously no. That's not the way it works. He's still testing you. Everything in this life is a test. It's not easy to do the thing I just explained. It's not easy to give away that hard-earned money. So therefore, it's a test for you. But in that test, you're allowed to test the shem. So you're allowed to say, God, I'm testing you. I'm giving away my 10%. I've done the math. Here's the money. Now I'm going to find a source that you would want me to give this to, and I'm going to make sure it goes to the right place. And you do that. Don't expect a windfall. It's happened before, and it can happen and it will happen. But if this is the first time you're doing it, my friends, as with most mitzvahs, when you want to step up your game and do something that you should have done a long time ago, then God comes to test you on that. And the way he does it is he sends his messenger called the Yaitzehara, the evil inclination. He sends him out. He says, I've got a mission for you. You see this guy? He's trying to step up his game. I want to know why he's doing it. I want to know how committed he is. I want to know what's in his heart when he does this. Go test him. And the Yetzaharah, that evil inclination, has been around for a very, very long time and has seen many like us over the generations. He knows exactly how to test us the best way possible. And what will he do? He will make sure when you start giving your tithes, when you start giving your masser, suddenly you will have more financial hardships than you've ever had before. Suddenly you'll get a bill that you never expected before that's going to set you back. When you've set aside that amount of money and you're about to give it away, suddenly another person comes knocking on your door, another collector comes knocking on your door, you have a breakdown of equipment, a breakdown of a car, you have a sudden expense that wasn't anticipated, and suddenly you're thinking, uh-oh, I was going to give this away, and now I have to make a real choice. Suddenly that game just got so much harder. Why? Because you're also being tested. Are you doing it because Hashem told you to do it? Do you have faith in your creator? Or are you doing it for alternative purposes? And if you're given the slightest amount of pushback, are you going to fail at your test? It's also a test. But if you do succeed and you give that money away and you do with it what you're supposed to do, there is no such thing as losing. Your reward, your repayment will come around and you will have eyes to see it eventually, but it's not going to be out of the gate. And I've shared many stories in my past, and I can continue to share them, about situations where later on, when you continue to give and do the right things, you can and do oftentimes see an immediate response. An immediate one. But that's not how it always happens. Usually it comes with a very, very big challenge. And why? What's the connection? Why do I have to give away in order to receive, aside from the fact that it's a test? Because that, my friends, is measure for measure. That is how God runs this world. That is a steadfast rule in creation, measure for measure, mida, which means God runs this world based on that principle, which means you may have heard it before as what goes around comes around, right? That is the common way that you may have heard it, as measure for measure. What you do to others, others will do back to you. What you do good or bad to others will eventually come back to you. So if you're financing other people, finances won't be a problem for you. If you're feeding other people, food will always be plentiful for you and your family. That is the way that he created this world. So if you're taking of your hard-earned money to give away to help other people to do his work, then he does your work and he makes sure that you don't lose money comes right back into your account. My friends, the only way for you to figure this out is to do it. And the beautiful part is that he says, test me on it. I want you to test me. He doesn't say that anywhere else. And the idea is that if in this area, which is so dear to us, which is our wealth, which is what pays the bills, which was keeps the lights on and puts food on the table, if we're willing to give it away because we trust in Hashem and we recognize that there is more to life than filling our bellies alone, then Hashem says, This guy is doing what he's supposed to do. They've stepped up to the plate, and now it's time for me to respond. Remember, we've said, open me a pinhole, and I will open up for you a hole the size of an auditorium. This is it. Asorte asser, give that tithe away, and you will become wealthy. I see people doing it every single day, and I can draw a direct line for them, a strict, direct, positive correlation that shows the more they give and the more happy they are about giving, the more they receive and the more plentiful their life becomes. It is a direct correlation. There are other ways to as well become wealthy and to manage your money and to receive more from your creator. There are many other ways, but this is a mitzvah. This is a commandment. This is not something that is optional. Oftentimes we may find ourselves fudging the numbers a little bit, trying to convince ourselves that we can incorporate this expense or that expense in order to fudge the numbers to feel a little bit better about the fact that we aren't giving as much. It's the opposite approach that we need to have here. The more I give away, the more I will get back. And that's why, by the way, God puts a limit on your maser. It's a maximum of 20%. You're not allowed to give more than that. 10 is your minimum, 20 is your maximum. As with anything in life, there are always certain exceptions to every rule, but that's the general rule. Why? Because everybody who's done it knows that the more I give away, the more I'm getting back. It's an easy equation. Easy in theory, very difficult in practice. God willing, we'll all get there one day. Thank you for spending time with us on the Trust Factor Podcast. If you heard something today that moved you, save this episode and share it with someone who might need to hear it. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss upcoming conversations that challenge, empower, and uplift. And if you're on social media, connect with us. Leave your thoughts, drop a quote that resonated with you. Hashtag the TrustFactor Podcast. Until next time, keep growing in your trust. Keep living with purpose. I'm Jesse Revivo, and this has been the Trust Factor Podcast. Thanks for listening.