"Rich people are greedy and selfish, so I should stay away from wealth."
How it sounds in your head: I see people online flaunting money and acting like they're better than everyone, and it seems gross. Maybe having a lot of money turns you into someone mean. Maybe it's better to just have enough and not risk becoming like them.
"And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day."
-- Deuteronomy 8:18Source: World's class warfare mixed with religious demonization of wealth—this creates false category that 'rich = evil' and traps people in poverty out of fear of becoming the villain.
Social media and news stories highlight wealthy people behaving badly, and it's easy to assume that wealth causes greed rather than revealing what's already in the heart. You don't want to become 'one of those people,' so avoiding wealth feels like avoiding corruption.
Job lost everything, but God restored him and gave him TWICE as much as before—'the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning' (Job 42:12). God made him RICH again after testing, proving wealth wasn't the problem; God celebrates blessing His people abundantly.
I REFUSE the lie that rich people are greedy and wealth will corrupt me. IT IS WRITTEN in Deuteronomy 8:18 that God gives me POWER to get wealth to establish His covenant. My wealth is a tool for the Kingdom, not a stumbling block. IT IS WRITTEN in 1 Timothy 6:17 that God 'gives us richly all things to enjoy.' I am not afraid of abundance; I am equipped to steward it with wisdom and generosity. The BARAK blessing of Abraham is mine, and I will be blessed to BE a blessing.
Your Father isn't afraid to make you wealthy—He's excited about it, because He knows the kind of daughter you are. You're not going to become greedy; you're going to become GENEROUS, because when you're connected to the Vine, good fruit comes automatically.