"Money is the root of all evil, so maybe I shouldn't even want it after losing it."
How it sounds in your head: My youth leader said money is evil and causes problems. Maybe God took mine because wanting it was wrong. Now I feel guilty for even caring that I lost it. Maybe being poor is more spiritual.
"For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."
-- 1 Timothy 6:10Religious misquote of Scripture used to make poverty seem holy and blessing seem worldly, keeping believers small.
She's heard pastors and leaders quote this wrong her whole life, and now the loss feels like confirmation that wanting money was sin.
He was VERY RICH in livestock, silver, and gold—and God called him His friend and the father of faith. His wealth didn't disqualify him. It was part of the covenant blessing God intentionally gave him.
I REFUSE the lie that money is evil or that wanting it is sin. IT IS WRITTEN that the LOVE of money is the problem, not money itself. Abraham was very rich and called God's friend. The BARAK blessing declares I am blessed in my storehouses and everything I put my hand to—God said that, not the enemy. IT IS WRITTEN that God gives riches and wealth and calls it His GIFT. I am not more spiritual because I'm poor. I'm Abraham's seed, and wealth is my covenant right. I declare supernatural financial blessing over my life, and I will USE it for the Kingdom without guilt or apology. Poverty isn't humility. It's just poverty.
Your Father isn't standing in heaven hoping you'll embrace poverty as some kind of spiritual badge. He's looking at you with a Father's pride, excited to show you what it looks like when His kids walk in the wealth He always intended for them. He WANTS you to prosper.