"Wanting financial abundance means I'm greedy and materialistic, not spiritual enough."
How it sounds in your head: Every time I think about making more money or wanting a nicer house, I feel guilty. Like wanting to provide well for my family somehow makes me less godly. Real spiritual men are supposed to be content with less, right?
"Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers."
-- 3 John 1:2Source: Religion twisted Jesus' warnings to the rich young ruler into a blanket condemnation of all prosperity, making poverty seem more holy.
The church has praised missionaries in poverty while side-eyeing businessmen in the congregation. Every sermon about money feels like an accusation rather than an invitation to abundance.
Abraham was 'very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold'—this was AFTER God called him, not before. God made him wealthy as part of the covenant blessing, and Abraham is called the 'father of faith,' not the 'father of poverty.'
I REFUSE the lie that wanting abundance is unspiritual. IT IS WRITTEN in 3 John 1:2 that God Himself prays for my prosperity in ALL THINGS. I am Abraham's seed by faith, heir to the BARAK blessing that includes financial abundance, livestock, silver, and gold. IT IS WRITTEN in Galatians 3:13-14 that Christ redeemed me from the curse so the blessing of Abraham would come on me. I don't apologize for wanting to provide abundantly for my family. I am the head and not the tail, above only and not beneath. My Father runs toward me with the fattened calf, the ring of authority, and the robe of sonship—He withholds NO good thing from me.
Your Father isn't rolling His eyes at your desire for a better income or a nicer home—He PUT that desire there. He's the one who gave Abraham flocks, Isaac wells, and Solomon wealth beyond measure, not because they earned it but because He's a GOOD FATHER who loves blessing His kids.