Prosperity Guilt

13-15 (Early Teen) Male

"Wanting success and wealth means I love money more than God."

LIE: Wanting success = loving money. TRUTH: Seek FIRST kingdom, all ADDED. Can't SERVE money, but can STEWARD it. BARAK ...

See Truth Matthew 6:33

60-69 (Sixties) Female

"Enjoying luxury when I'm older is vain and shows misplaced priorities"

LIE: Luxury is vain. TRUTH: Enjoying the good of your labor is God's GIFT—He satisfies with good things (Eccl 3:13)

See Truth Ecclesiastes 3:13

50-59 (Fifties) Male

"If I'm blessed financially, I'll become prideful and forget God like the rich fool."

LIE: Blessing will make me prideful. TRUTH: The Lord has PLEASURE in your prosperity—He delights in blessing you. (Psa...

See Truth Psalm 35:27

60-69 (Sixties) Female

"Good Christian women should be content with little and never want more"

LIE: Godly women want little. TRUTH: God grants ABUNDANT prosperity to covenant heirs (Deut 28:11, Gal 3:29)

See Truth Deuteronomy 28:11

40-49 (Forties) Female

"Wanting financial freedom is greedy and unspiritual."

LIE: Wanting financial freedom is greedy. TRUTH: God promises you shall LEND, not borrow—financial freedom is covenant...

See Truth Deuteronomy 28:12

10-12 (Pre-Teen) Female

"I should feel bad about having more than other kids at school"

LIE: Feel guilty for having more. TRUTH: God gives abundance so you have overflow to bless others—you can't give from ...

See Truth 2 Corinthians 9:8

90+ (Nineties Plus) Female

"I've already been blessed enough for one lifetime."

LIE: Already blessed enough. TRUTH: God does EXCEEDINGLY ABUNDANTLY above all we ask—no lifetime cap. Eph 3:20

See Truth Ephesians 3:20

10-12 (Pre-Teen) Female

"Asking God for things I want is bratty and entitled"

LIE: Asking for wants is bratty. TRUTH: God GIVES you the desires of your heart—He delights in your requests, not irri...

See Truth Psalm 37:4

70-79 (Seventies) Female

"I should just be grateful for what I have instead of wanting more"

LIE: Gratitude means no desire. TRUTH: God does ABOVE all we ask (Eph 3:20).

See Truth Ephesians 3:20

13-15 (Early Teen) Male

"Prosperity will corrupt me and make me forget God."

LIE: Prosperity corrupts. TRUTH: Paul learned to abound. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Job, Solomon wealthy AND faithful. BARAK...

See Truth Philippians 4:12

10-12 (Pre-Teen) Male

"I should downplay blessings or hide them so I don't make others feel bad."

LIE: Hide blessing to protect feelings. TRUTH: You're LIGHT on a hill—shine so they see your SOURCE! (Matt 5:14-16)

See Truth Matthew 5:14-16

80-89 (Eighties) Female

"I've had my turn at financial blessing; now I should decrease so others can increase."

LIE: I've had my turn; now decrease. TRUTH: The blessing of the LORD makes rich—no age limit, no sorrow. Prov 10:22

See Truth Proverbs 10:22

30-39 (Thirties) Male

"I need to apologize for or hide my financial blessings to avoid making others jealous."

LIE: Hide blessings to avoid jealousy. TRUTH: God blesses you so His way is KNOWN on earth (Ps 67:1-2). Your wins testif...

See Truth Psalm 67:1-2

60-69 (Sixties) Male

"At my age I should be giving everything away, not accumulating or enjoying wealth myself."

LIE: Give everything away now. TRUTH: A good man leaves inheritance to grandchildren (Prov 13:22) - you can't leave what...

See Truth Proverbs 13:22

40-49 (Forties) Female

"I don't deserve prosperity because others need it more than I do."

LIE: I don't deserve prosperity. TRUTH: You're blessed with EVERY blessing in Christ—not by deserve, by COVENANT. (Eph...

See Truth Ephesians 1:3

25-29 (Late Twenties) Female

"Wanting more money when I already have enough makes me greedy and materialistic."

LIE: Wanting more is greedy. TRUTH: God prays you prosper in ALL things as His beloved (3 John 1:2)

See Truth 3 John 1:2

13-15 (Early Teen) Male

"I don't deserve nice things because I haven't worked hard enough yet."

LIE: Must work hard to deserve blessings. TRUTH: Last-hour workers got full pay. Grace is UNEARNED. BARAK blessing inher...

See Truth Matthew 20:15

50-59 (Fifties) Male

"I should settle for 'enough' rather than desiring true abundance and wealth."

LIE: Settle for enough. TRUTH: God promises PLENTY of goods—the covenant blessing is abundance, not bare sufficiency. ...

See Truth Deuteronomy 28:11

10-12 (Pre-Teen) Female

"If I have abundance, I'm taking it away from someone who needs it more"

LIE: My blessing takes from others. TRUTH: God does EXCEEDINGLY ABUNDANTLY—He multiplies, not divides. Your overflow b...

See Truth Ephesians 3:20

25-29 (Late Twenties) Male

"Nice things are for other people; I should be content with just getting by."

LIE: Nice things are for others. TRUTH: God withholds NO good thing from you. Psalm 84:11

See Truth Psalm 84:11