"Building wealth or investing is foolish when Jesus could return any moment now"
How it sounds in your head: Why start a retirement account? Why invest in real estate or a business? Why even save money if the trumpet could blow tomorrow? Feels almost unspiritual to plan financially when eternity is so close. Maybe I should just give it all away and live hand-to-mouth until the rapture.
"A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous."
-- Proverbs 13:22Religious teaching that financial stewardship = lack of faith in Jesus' return, creating poverty mindset disguised as piety.
You've heard 'Jesus is coming soon' your entire life, and at 50+ you feel the urgency more; planning for retirement feels like betting against the rapture.
Joseph stored grain for SEVEN YEARS during plenty to prepare for famine—massive long-term planning and wealth accumulation. When famine hit, Egypt became the wealthiest nation and Joseph's family was saved and enriched.
I REFUSE the lie that building wealth is unspiritual because Jesus might return soon. IT IS WRITTEN that a good person leaves an inheritance to their grandchildren—that's multi-generational thinking, and God inspired it. Jesus said 'Do BUSINESS till I come,' which means BUILD, INVEST, MULTIPLY. IT IS WRITTEN that I am blessed coming in and going out, and the Lord commands blessing on my storehouses. I am Abraham's seed, and the BARAK protects and multiplies my finances whether I'm faithful or stumbling, because it's COVENANT not behavior. I build wealth. I leave legacy. I invest with KINGDOM purpose.
The Father isn't standing at heaven's door with a trumpet, annoyed that you opened a savings account—He's running toward you with WEALTH STRATEGIES, investment ideas, and business blueprints because He wants you BLESSED and generous, not broke and panicked.