Short on money for FHA Downpayment

[Jelani Fearon]

Peace to the forum. So my partner and I recently got pre-approved for 224k from a direct lender and he suggested that we get an FHA and put around 7k down on a property. The problem is we're short on the money. I asked if I could find another lender to cover some of the downpayment and the original lender denied this. What should I do? I could keep saving obviously but I want to see what my other options are to come up with the rest of the money. Any suggestions?