- [Narrator] Steve went from being

thousands of dollars indebt to running a business

that beat out Fortune 500 companies

for multi-million dollar contracts.

So how did he do it?

He says it's all becauseof his late wife, Linda.

- I learned from hera lot about obedience.

She was quicker than me.

- [Narrator] Steve had beenworking a low salary job

as a defense contractor.

Linda was a stay-at-home mom.

Credit card bills began to pile up.

That's when a church elder told Steve

to get on board with hiswife and start tithing.

Within a few months after that decision,

Steve was named Salesman of theYear and given a huge bonus.

- That was evidence right away

that God was going to blessme as I would obey his word.

- [Narrator] Within a fewyears, he and a partner

started a company sellingequipment parts to the military.

In 2002, they scored a major

multi-million dollar defense contract.

- What it did was increasemy faith tremendously,

in every aspect, including tithing.

- [Narrator] As Steve earned more money,

he started giving more away.

One of his favoriteplaces to support is CBN.

- I love the testimoniesbecause those are real people

that experienced real challenges,

and God met them and their need.

- [Narrator] Steve and hispartner sold his company in 2017,

two years before Linda passed away.

Now semi-retired, Steve has written a book

where he shares the secret to his success,

the one Linda taught him many years ago.

- Just be a giver.

The word says to do it, do it.

Just give.

As they say, you cannot out-give God.

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