Poverty is not lack of Money; Poberty is the Proof of Misguided Money

“It is possible to give freely and become more wealthy, but those who are stingy will lose everything. The generous prosper and are satisfied; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.”Proverbs 11:24-25 (NLT)

Against great popular thinking, poverty is not the lack of money. Just because you don’t have money doesn’t mean you are impoverished. Many times, the lack of money or what is known as poverty, is the result of years of someone misguiding their money. For some time, the body of Christ has identified poverty with lack of money. But the truth is people have simply misguided their money. Those who are obedient when sowing their money always tend to have more. God is a God of abundance, and He has insight as to where we should sow.

I remember many years ago, when I was just a young boy, hearing a conversation between my mother and father. My father curiously inquired of my mother, “What should we buy - beer or bread?” At that time, we didn’t have enough money for both, so they had to choose between beer and bread. My mother responded, “Let’s buy beer.” It wasn’t that my parents didn’t have money. They just used their money in the wrong way.

1. How do you spend your money? (your income, your 13th month pay, your bonuses)

2. Do you see it as a seed, or simply money?

3. Do you generously give it, or do you hoard it?

4. Does it go toward the things of God, or toward fulfilling the lusts of your flesh?

Where your money goes determines whether you walk in abundance or in poverty. The choice is yours. Poverty is not the lack of money; poverty is the proof of misguided money. God calls us to give a tenth to our church. He also calls us to feed the poor and help those who are less fortunate. He calls us to sow into the lives of others for the good they have done in our lives. The moment we begin to follow those instructions is the moment our days of lack are over. When we focus our money in the right direction, money will increase in our lives. We will reap what we sow and that alone. If we don’t sow anything, we don’t have the right to expect a harvest.Lack is the proof one has misdirected their seed. May God help us today to identify the correct destination of our seed!

(picture courtesy of The Sydney Morning Herald, and to Jaygalang of IMG)

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Brod Willy