"Jesus was poor, so following Him means I should expect and accept financial lack."
How it sounds in your head: Jesus didn't have anywhere to lay His head. He was a carpenter. If He lived simply and suffered, shouldn't I? Maybe asking for more is selfish when Jesus had less.
"For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich."
-- 2 Corinthians 8:9Religious interpretation that confuses Jesus's 3-year ministry season with His entire life and God's will for believers.
He's heard 'foxes have holes' quoted as proof Jesus was broke. The cross imagery emphasizes suffering, making him think hardship equals holiness.
Job lost everything but God didn't leave him in loss as his 'spiritual destiny.' The Lord gave Job TWICE as much as he had before - instant restoration and multiplication, not gradual rebuilding through human effort.
I REFUSE the lie that Jesus's temporary poverty during ministry defines God's will for my finances. IT IS WRITTEN in 2 Corinthians 8:9 that Jesus became poor so I could become rich - that's the exchange. Jesus wore a robe valuable enough for soldiers to gamble over. His ministry had financial backing. He wasn't destitute. At the cross, He took my poverty and gave me His abundance. IT IS WRITTEN in Galatians 3:13 that I'm redeemed from the curse of poverty and blessed with the blessing of Abraham. Jesus's sacrifice wasn't so I could stay broke - it was so I could experience His provision. I receive the wealthy place He purchased for me.
The Father isn't asking you to stay poor to honor Jesus's sacrifice. Jesus became poor for three years so you could be rich for a lifetime - that's the whole point of the exchange at the cross.