"Jesus was poor, so true followers shouldn't want wealth."
How it sounds in your head: Jesus had nowhere to lay His head. He told the rich young ruler to sell everything. Paul said godliness with contentment is great gain. Wanting more than basic needs must be unspiritual.
"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 poverty doctrine that cherry-picks verses while ignoring Jesus' treasurer, expensive burial spices, and women who funded His ministry.
She's heard this her whole life from pulpits equating poverty with piety, and it feels humble and holy to want less.
Called the 'father of faith' and 'friend of God,' Abraham was 'very rich in livestock, silver and gold.' His wealth didn't disqualify his faith - it demonstrated covenant blessing that we now inherit through Christ.
I REFUSE the lie that Jesus' poverty requires my poverty. IT IS WRITTEN that He became poor so I might become RICH. I am Abraham's seed, heir according to promise, and Abraham was VERY wealthy. The BARAK blessing that made Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob wealthy flows to me NOW. IT IS WRITTEN: Christ redeemed me from the curse that the blessing of Abraham might come upon me. I am blessed in my storehouses, the head and not the tail, above only and not beneath. Wealth in my hands glorifies God.
Your Father isn't asking you to honor Jesus' poverty by staying poor. He's asking you to honor Jesus' sacrifice by receiving the wealth He purchased for you - so you can be a river, not a reservoir.