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Believers Building Wealth (Edited)

Rebuilding our Financial Foundations

As our world comes out of the shutdown of businesses and jobs, many people will be needing to rebuild their financial houses. Some of us are just now beginning to build because we have just recently learned some of these lessons.  As you build or rebuild, it would be good to build on a Godly, Biblical foundation to better withstand the storms of the future.

As Christians, the church has been diligent in teaching us to tithe or give 10% of our income to the church.  Some in the pulpit have taught that as you give God will give it back to you.  But there the teaching of financial matters usually ends unless they also teach the warnings of “the love of money is the root of all evil,” “lay not up for yourselves treasure upon earth…” as we have covered in other blogs and in the book, Poverty vs Wealth.  But the church, once it has its income needs met, generally stops discussing or teaching a Biblical understanding of the handling of money.  What all is involved in prosperity? – What other principles are in the Bible that deal with money? – Does God want you to prosper and have enough stored up for rainy days and retirement? What is God’s part in helping you prosper? What other responsibilities do you have after giving? Etc.

There are a great many verses in the Bible that cover the topic of money.  For instance:

Deuteronomy 8:18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day KJV

The phrase “to get wealth” may be easier to understand from a couple of other translations.

New International Version: “But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.”

New American Standard Bible “…. giving you power to make wealth, …”

The word for “wealth” in Deuteronomy 8:18 is a noun that is used of strength, armies, wealth, and as virtuous.  It is used of the strength of people, horses, or nations. God is often seen as the supplier of that strength, whether it is men or nations. When speaking of men, it is often used of those that are strong for war. This idea of strength is often used to imply financial influence (wealth) as well.

The basic meaning is strength and ability from which comes power or might (especially warlike), and wealth. It is also used to imply honesty and uprightness. For example:  righteous men that are able to judge.

Also, the strength carries with it the idea of influence, especially influence that comes from God.  

Zechariah 14:14 And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance.

Deuteronomy 8:18 says God gives the ability to produce wealth.  It would seem to be a partnership process. God was the supplier of that strength or influence in each situation, and yet He expected them to put forth their best effort.  It reminds one of Proverbs 21:31, which says, “that the horse is prepared against the day of battle, but the safety is of the lord.”

God supplies the influence and strength that go with work because of our love for Him and His great desire to bless His children.

Job

Let’s look at Job, who was the greatest of the men in the East:

Job 1:3  His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

Then Job lost everything he owned.

He was finally delivered when he prayed for his friends, and it says that God gave him back double what he had lost.  How did that work? How did God give it all back to Job?!

Job 42:11  Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.

These people gave him some money and gold and then Job went back into business. Did Job wake up with six thousand camels parked outside his front door?  Did it happen in one day? NO! He worked his butt off. He went back to work, and the end result was that God, working with Job, gave him twice what he had before.  God’s influence at work!

Job 42:10 And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.

It is interesting to note that Job gave the glory for his wealth to God.

Job 31:25-28 If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much; If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness; And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand: This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.

As we noted in another blog, everything belongs to God. And Job here recognized that if he has said his own hand had gotten much he would have denied the God above that provided it.  Thus, Job recognized that God was the provider of his wealth.

Joseph

Another great example is Joseph who was a wealth builder, one able to produce wealth.  Because of the work of Joseph, Egypt and Pharaoh became extremely wealthy. This was a job given to him by God.  In this situation, Joseph, a slave and a prisoner, had the personal power and confidence in this case, to stand before Pharaoh, interpret his dream, and explain to Pharaoh what needed to be done.

However it is that God works, God influenced Pharaoh to have Joseph do the job of taking care of Egypt.  You see this many times in the Bible where it says God put something in a person’s heart.  In life, people you deal with “just like you” and want to give you their business.  

Joseph, with the strength and power and influence exerted by God, now produces great wealth in the Land of Egypt.  

In both cases, these men gave God the glory because they knew where the wealth and power to gain it came from.  God Almighty!

Ruth

The word “virtuous” as used of Ruth and in Proverbs 31 is the same as the word “wealth” used in Deuteronomy, and it implies strength and influence that comes from God also. Since the same Hebrew word is used for both men and women, it would be logical that the women would have at their core some of the same characteristics as the men:  strong, able to produce wealth, righteous, able to judge, honest and upright. (With this understanding of the word “virtuous,” rereading Proverbs 31 is enlightening.)

As any Godly woman endeavors to live her life in service to God and her family because of her love for Him, God works in her life with His power and strength and influence so that that woman (Ruth here) becomes known as a virtuous woman and carries out her work.

You might ask where was God’s influence in Ruth’s situation? She married into the Christ line and was the great-grandmother of King David of the lineage of Jesus Christ. As a virtuous woman, she had this God-given strength and influence such that even though she was a Moabite (gentile), that Boaz said, “I want her to be my wife”. God’s influence at work again! Mothers have a lot of influence over their children, too.

This promise of wealth was given to God’s servants, adopted children in the Old Testament.  Since God was so kind and so desiring of His children to be prosperous, it is logical to assume He would want and do no less for us in our administration, the Age of Grace, with those born from above of His seed.  As you endeavor to put God’s Word into practice in your life by tithing, giving, saving, and being diligent, God works on our behalf the same as He did for His servants.  The wealth still comes from Him. AND, we see His strength and influence are at work on our behalf so that we are not working alone in this work of building wealth.

Apparently, God has no problem with His children being prosperous or wealthy: saving for retirement, having an emergency fund, saving for our children’s or grandchildren’s college education, paying cash for cars, etc. This saving of money helps stave off the temptation of going into debt to meet our needs.

This wealth-building is a continual process. This getting of wealth is not us sitting there, and the heavens part and the wealth falls into our laps. No! God sets up the promises and the foundational principles. Tithing – giving – saving – being diligent, then as we believe and obey His Word, and keep Him first in our hearts, He will do the same for us as His servants or even more as we are His children. So that it is like a partnership, and He is involved in the work of wealth building along with us. He opens the doors with His influence and strength to accomplish the wealth building. He has a purpose for this, but that is another subject for another blog!

We may suffer setbacks, or we may get into the game late as some of us did, but it is never too late with God. If you have not started yet, start tithing, saving, and begin that wealth-building process. Wealth building is a lifelong undertaking, and it is part of what we achieve in the pursuit of  The Prosperous Life.

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Big Hat, No Cattle!

Part of the purpose of this blog is to help get a proper understanding of our relationship with God and money.

In Deuteronomy God says He gives you the power to get wealth.  So, this begs some questions – How do you feel about wealthy people that are Christians? How do you feel about wealth for yourself?  Is it wrong or sinful to be wealthy? If you were wealthy, would you feel guilty? Do you feel desiring money is evil? Do you think you would have to sell your soul to have money?

Deuteronomy 8:18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

If God gives you the power to get wealth, how then could being wealthy be evil or sinful? If God provided this prosperity to you, there would be no need for guilt, and if it comes from God, you obviously did not have to sell your soul to the devil to obtain it.  God gives you the power.

3John 1:2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

Think for a moment. Generally, we have no problem with ourselves or others desiring great health.  It is a promise here in God’s Word that it is His desire for us to be healthy.

How then can it be wrong for us to desire the other half of the promise – to prosper?  If you feel desiring prosperity is wrong, it is because of our culture and/or wrong teaching in the church.

God’s Word is divinely designed to be put together.  Not everything on a topic is all in one place.  No one verse covers all there is to know.  For instance:

Proverbs 13:4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

I have known people including myself that worked extremely hard.  I was taught to tithe when I was 12 years old and have done so ever since. I have worked as many as 18 hours a day for weeks on end, and yet I had a hard time seeing prosperity.  This is an example of ONE of the principles of prosperity.  Others are needed also!

Just like working hard is not all there is to prosperity, tithing is not a magic pill either.  There are many aspects we need to learn to see the wealth God desires for us in our lives.

God gives us the fundamentals in His Word on how to accumulate wealth.  It starts with the tithe and giving then moves to saving money and staying out of debt. But there are many things to learn in addition to these fundamental principles.  Here is another one:

Hebrews 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee

As I have read about truly affluent people, ones that could live for years on their investments without working any more, three things stood out to me.

1.    Most had been married to the same spouse for 20 – 30 – 40 years.  Be content.
2.    Most have lived in the same nice home for 20 – 40 years.  Be Content.  They were not buying up constantly.
3.    Most buy 2-3-year-old, low mileage American sedans.  They let someone else take the early depreciation.  Be content.

We live in a consumer-driven culture.  Therefore, the news and the commentators are always concerned with consumer spending.  Are people shopping?  Have they gone back to buying? This is what drives business.

The truly affluent have become accumulators of wealth and not spenders – they are – Frugal.  They have learned how to control their money rather than being in bondage to it or in bondage to the lenders of it – credit.

We are subject to commercials, TV, and others writing that tell us we deserve to live like they depict the wealthy.  From what I have read, those that look the part of the wealthy — expensive cars, big houses and fancy clothes — are not the truly wealthy.  Big hat, no cattle as the Texans say!

The truly wealthy live boring lives. They may be your next-door neighbor, and you might never know.  They wear JC Penny’s clothes and drive older cars – Frugal.  They are still married and have lived in the same house for years.  They have no desire to keep up with the culture. Lots of cattle, no hat!

In one story I read, the child asked his father why they could not have a swimming pool.  His father said we can either have a pool or you can go to a great college.  The man had graduated from a great college.  In a word – Frugal!

This all reminds me of another verse:

Luke 12:15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Let others seek after the glitz of this world and wear the big hats.  We want to be of the group that has learned what God has promised, then believe those promises, put our part into action, and then watch God fill our storehouses.

There is a lot to learn in this life. As we learn to be faithful with the things of this world, God will give us the true riches He has in store for us — a deeper knowledge of His word to help us live The Prosperous Life!

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It is Never too Late to Start

or What to Do if You Are over 60

(From Chapter 15 in the book Poverty vs Wealth available on Amazon as a Kindle, paperback or on Audible)

I was talking to a friend of mine a month ago or so, and he said, “I get it with what you are saying. I can see how these young people can really do this stuff, but what am I to do?  I am over 60; I can’t save enough to retire on.” Many things happen to people in life that leave them broke.  Divorce and on the street  —  bad investments  —  bad partnerships where the other runs off with the money and leaves you with the notes  — a multitude of things can happen, or the markets turn against you overnight, and you lose it all.

How you deal with the loss depends on why you invested in the first place.  If it was for the wealth itself, then it can be bad.  But if you were managing the funds as a caretaker of God’s supply, you just start over with what God says to do in His word.  Tithe – give and save.  Then believe the promises of God’s Word and expect God to do great things on your behalf.

In the Old Testament, there is a record of three men who were told to bow to a statue made of gold set up in the plains of Dura. If they did not bow, they would burn in a fiery furnace.  They had a fellow servant of God, Daniel, who had been told by the king’s law that the only prayers to be offered for the next 30 days were to be offered to the king and any that refused would be thrown into a den of hungry lions. You can read all through the Old Testament up to that point, and there are not any promises of deliverance from a burning fiery furnace, and no promise of deliverance from a den of hungry lions. What were these men to do?  God’s Word shows us the nature of God, what He is like.  Through the records that were available to those men and from what they had heard of God, they knew of God’s love, His compassion, His care, His protection in battle, His mercy, His great power, and His promises of protection for those who love Him.  God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. If He had mercy on others, He will have mercy on you.   These men trusted that as God had delivered others in dire straits in the past, that He would deliver them also.  And He did.  The men were thrown into the burning fiery furnace, and God sent His angel to protect them.  They walked out alive with not even the smell of smoke on them. Similarly, God sent his angel to shut the lion’s mouths for Daniel, and Daniel had not a scratch.

We are going to read a parable that also shows the nature of God in another situation.

Matthew 20:1-16 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.  So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny. And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house, Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day. But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?  Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee. Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?  So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

Many of us learned about saving money from God’s Word fairly late in life. If, in the parable, the householder paid the last the same as the first, I would trust that God would not hold it against us that we came so late to the party. His promises of prosperity are true at any age. They have no expiration dates.  God will not look at you and say, “Too late. You should have started earlier in the day.”

No, His promises are true at any age. God is full of mercy, love and compassion, and His promises fail not. Just get busy. Set up your bank accounts and pray. Remember when you pray, not to beg.  Children don’t beg from their fathers. Children ask expecting their fathers to do as the father has promised. Likewise, we too should pray with great expectation that our Heavenly Father will do as He has promised. Many of the prayers in the Bible are of men praying back to God with God’s own words.  Like this: “Father, you have promised in your Word that you will supply all our needs, and we have a need.  I need a retirement for my wife, and I am thankful that You have promised to meet our needs.  I just rest my life on your Words and expect to see Your Word come to pass as I carry out what You have said.”  Something like that.

Then learn to trade with the money in the accounts. Find a means to make it grow and trade with it. Start small and grow to bigger things if you want. Have fun. You have an advantage being older in that you have seen a lot more, been exposed to a lot more, so that you mentally have more to draw on in finding something in which to trade.

Matthew 25:16-17 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.   And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.

These men did not just put the money in the bank. They went and doubled their money over time. You can do the same. Just because trading is a lost art does not mean we can’t learn it. I gave you a list earlier of money doubled and how rapidly it grows and multiplies. Use your age and wisdom and your relationship with your Father to have some new adventures in trading and seeing His promises come to pass.

I told you about the story of the man that in 14 trades traded a paperclip for a house. Learn how to trade, do it with your Father, and have a great time!

Learning about and living The Prosperous Life God intended for us can be very exciting as we see Him bring His word to pass in our lives.

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The Wisdom of the Ant

When Solomon became king, God came to him in a dream and asked Solomon what he wanted.  Solomon asked for wisdom and understanding.  God said He would give Solomon a wise and understanding heart.  So, God taught Solomon a great many things to the end that the proverbs of Solomon numbered in the thousands.

One of the lessons that God taught Solomon was about diligence as opposed to being lazy.  In teaching Solomon, God many times contrasted the two sides of a subject.  In this case, diligence with being lazy or slothful.

Once Solomon learned the lessons, God had him write them down.  In teaching Solomon about diligence, one of the examples God used was the illustration of the ant.

Proverbs 30:24,25 There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

Proverbs 6:6-8 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

Instruction coupled with understanding and wisdom comes from considering what God has said.

Israel was an agrarian society and spent much of its time outdoors, thus, many of the illustrations Jesus used to teach spiritual principles were things commonly found in nature:  wolf and sheep, vines and branches, birds, lilies, etc.  In the two verses above, God teaches Solomon about diligence by way of the ant. The ant illustrates practical diligence.

Solomon wrote:  Having no captain or ruler, provides her supplies for the summer and gathers her food for the harvest.  In other words, the ant prepares for the coming winter very diligently.

Another example is found in 1 Peter 5:8. Our “adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour.” Our adversary would like nothing better than to steal or devour the prosperity God desires for you. Part of our defense is to learn, believe, and do what God has said in His Word.

If we think about the ant, the main event the ant must be concerned about is the approaching winter when there will be no food for the gathering, and she will freeze if she goes outside. She provides for her children by storing up food.  Storehouses.  She stores food for the approaching winter and spring.  She stores food for her babies.  She stores extra food in case of a long winter.  She stores up even more food in case part of her supplies are destroyed.

How does that relate to us?  In preparing for the future, we may need to store money for our retirement, our children’s education or to put them in business.  We may need to store money for a downturn in the economy like Joseph stored up for the seven years of famine. We may need to store money for broken appliances, car repairs or new cars, accidents or health issues.

One of the great things about believing and doing what God teaches us here is that we are not alone in the preparation.  As we believe His Word, God will provide us with even more.  As the verse says, “to those that have, more shall be given.”

Now in the summer, to all appearances did it look like the ant needed to have a large supply of food? NO! There was food everywhere, a paycheck every week. Our tendency as people is to think that tomorrow will be just like today. Sunny with plenty to eat. Why save?!

But the wisdom of God is to save for the future.

We have no idea what will come up tomorrow or next week or next year.  We tend to think, that what it is like today will last forever, but that is not the way of life.  Winters always come and in many different forms.

Many years ago, I worked in construction, and one day, we had no work to do and none on the horizon.  I asked around what the problem was.  The Fed had raised the interest rates by 2% to curb inflation.  The people that wanted to buy certain houses no longer qualified.  Builders could not sell their houses and construction came to a halt.  We had no money in a storehouse.  We did not even know the lessons God had for us in considering the ant.  If my wife had not been working, we would have been in terrible shape. You may ask about tithing. I have faithfully tithed all my life from the time I was about 10 or 12.  However, I did not learn about the storehouse principle or saving money until much later in life.  When I did learn about it, this changed our lives.

Many things in life go in cycles just like the seasons. Wintertime always comes, but there is always a spring just around the corner where you can plant again.  If the winter of your life has been rough, this time be more diligent.

Learn to save as much as possible, get out of debt, pay cash, or don’t buy it.

So, the ant knowing there is not an obvious need at the moment gathers and stores up for the time when she will need it. God said, “Be wise and study the ant.”  He knew what we would learn if we were interested.

‘To work today is to eat tomorrow.’ ‘Beware of winter before it comes.’

In looking at this topic of being diligent and saving money we need to briefly consider the warnings of Jesus in the gospels.  They have been used to teach that it is wrong to save money. They say that by saving money you no longer trust that God will meet your needs. By saving money, they say you are acknowledging in your mind that God may not always take care of you, so you need to store up treasure on earth for yourself which indicates that you are being selfish and unbelieving.

Matthew 6:19-21 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

So, what are the treasures in heaven we are to lay up?

Luke 12:13-21 is another of those records.  The last verse reads as follows.

Luke 12:21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

To lay up treasure in heaven and to be rich towards God is to trust Him and to believe His Word.  Trust in God is the great treasure that we are to store up.  If we trust God, we will believe His Word, and part of His Word is to go to the ant, consider her ways and be wise.  Be diligent, store up for the future so that the seasons of life are not so tumultuous to our lives.

Learning these rules for life from Proverbs are all part of our instruction in the art of The Prosperous Life.

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We Are Spending Our Children’s Inheritance!


I have seen many times a bumper sticker on the back of a large motor home that says, “We are spending our children’s inheritance.”

I suspect that is supposed to be a little humorous.

When it comes to spending all the money we have worked so hard for, it might be interesting to take some Bible verses into account.

In 1 Chronicles there is a great record of David praying while dedicating the stuff for the temple his son Solomon was to build

1Chronicles 29:10-14 Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever. Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all. Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.

This is a great truth to remember when it comes to handling money.  All that we have comes from God, and it all belongs to Him.  We are stewards (or the more modern term would be managers) of His blessing.  We are to do with the finances God gives us as He directs us.  A manager or steward manages his bosses’ stuff.  The stuff does not belong to the manager; he just manages it for his boss’s profit.  In this case, God is our boss, and we manage for Him.

God asks us to give away part of what He blesses us with.  In the Old Testament, they started with the tithe or 10%, and then they were to give to others that were in need also, just as He asks us to do.

Then, God expected them to save part of what He blessed them with.  This is implied in the verse that says there is oil and wine in the house of the wise, but the fools spend it up. They were to save part of the surplus in their barns or storehouses just like we are to save part of our surplus in the bank or “under our mattress.” LOL

It is interesting to come to the realization that all our material goods, our property and all our finances really belong to Him.  We are managers, and we handle our money as He instructs. So, He has instructed us to tithe some, give some and save some. By instructing us about our finances, God is teaching us how money can be a blessing to our lives.

The attitude of the bumper sticker is:  It is my money, I earned it and I will spend it on myself if I want. God warned Israel not to have that type of attitude in Deuteronomy just before they entered the promised land:

Deuteronomy 8:9-18 A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.  When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee. Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint; Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end; And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

The life of a believer works better when we keep things in their proper perspective. We are just managers of what God has given us.  It all belongs to Him.  If God has said that a good man gives an inheritance to his children’s children, then part of keeping God and His Word first in our lives would be to so manage our money so that we can carry out His Will and leave an inheritance for our children’s children.

If you wish to see more prosperity in your life, remember Jesus said, “Faithful in little, faithful in much.”

The more we can straighten out our thinking to be in alignment and harmony with what God has said, the more we will see the blessings of God abound in our lives. The more we learn, the more faithful we can become to those Words of God.

The Prosperous Life Staff!!

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