...so that God can "take care of me," consider the following:


While what you're saying is a common belief among Christians and those who aim to criticize the lives of believers, it's erroneous and asinine.

Think about it.

God gives each one of us talents and abilities. Take a doctor for example. If a doctor who has saved lives is a Christian, should he "quit his job" so that God can "take care of him"? ABSOLUTELY NOT! If he does that, then that's someone's life who may be lost because he decided to "prove" something. On the contrary, God wants us ALL to work in the capacity of the talent he's given us. Each of our talents are EQUALLY important. It's our FALSE and COMMON belief that some jobs or talents are "better" or "more important" than others.

The truth is, God does take care of that hypothetical doctor by providing him with the talent to WORK! What parent--and yes, God is the ultimate father--wants their child to just sit around and do nothing? Even Jesus worked!

However, let's say that God wants me to serve in a "Mother Teresa" role and forsake my wealth/job/life to travel the world. I'd absolutely do it hands down, with NO questions asked. Mother Teresa is a perfect example of how the abundant energy/wealth of the universe is on constant tap to those who GIVE. By all accounts she was "poor", yet she had more than most of us will ever see.

One last tidbit...

Some people like to quote scriptures to validate their belief that God wants EVERYONE to be poor, or somehow lacking in wealth. They specifically refer to the text where Jesus told a certain ruler, "Sell all your goods and follow me."

While the scripture is clear, people misinterpret the bible this way. Jesus was speaking to that man individually. It is not a model for everyone else. There are clear examples of when Jesus is speaking in general terms for all of us to follow. But, if you study the context of the aforementioned story, the man asked Jesus, "How can I follow you?" (paraphrase). You don't know the circumstances behind him asking that or why Jesus told him to "sell your goods." Maybe this man worshipped his wealth. Jesus said "It's difficult for a rich man to make it into the kingdom of God." He didn't say it was IMPOSSIBLE. I do believe that's why most people will never be wealth in the traditional sense. God knows some of us can never handle it.

When God opens the floodgates of heaven and allows tremendous wealth to flow to and through me, it's for the purpose of building his kingdom and helping others. The cars, homes, land, jets will only be an EXPRESSION of my natural state of extreme abundance.


God is good.




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