Who Is A Slave To Money -- You May Be Surprised
It is amazing how many people, even born again Christians, are taught that wealth leads the pure pious soul into corruption. We are taught that money leads you into temptation and sin. Money will take over your life and ultimately you will be lost. You must avoid great wealth. It is sinful to desire a better life than the life you have now. Money will bring you to a horrible and eternal death. Money will become your master and lead you into eternal damnation.
The ironic thing about this mindset is that it is the exact opposite of the truth found in God's Holy Word. It is in opposition to the success principles promised to us in God's Word. Does it seem logical that God would create this wonderful world and all of its wealth and beauty to lead men astray or to tempt and corrupt them. The truth is that He created all of the wealth in the world FOR His magnificent and favorite creation - mankind. This is essential to the success principles that you need to learn.
You can look around you and see that slavery to money is a real issue. However, the true cause of this slavery does not come from having an abundance of money. It comes from the 'lack' of money. It is a fact, and I'm sure that you have noticed, that the majority of people who do not have money are heavily in debt, work grueling and long hours for a little amount of money that does not cover the bills. Those who do not have money are constantly worried about how they are going to get the money for this or that bill. Unfortunately this situation puts people into a position where they are willing to do almost anything to get the money they need to survive. The true slaves to money are those who have to constantly rake and scrape enough of it to get by in this world.
Money simply reveals who you really are. In our study of success principles we need to consider this deeply. If you are greedy, money simply emphasizes your greed. If you are dishonest, money brings out this characteristic. If you're poor minded, money doesn't help because you can't control it. If you are a fool (the Biblical meaning of 'without God'), you're soon parted from it. Solomon tells us in Proverbs 21:20 (NLT) "The wise have wealth and luxury, but fools spend whatever they get."
Every day we see thousands of poor Christians who religiously go to Church every time that the doors are opened. Have you noticed how many born again believers are sick, poor, discouraged, plagued with debt and worry. It amazes me to see Christians falling for the old teaching that they must be poor to be humble. This image of a believer was established after the death of the last disciple who walked with Jesus Christ while He walked on earth.
Christians have become slaves to money (to not having it). They are always seeking just enough to get by. I hear Christians praying for a financial blessing. I can see God looking from Heaven, shaking His head and saying, "Read My Holy Word! I created all that is, all that exists physically for you and I have given you directions in My Holy Scripture for getting everything and more. Read My Holy Word!" All of the success principles are there.
When are believers going to start believing? The excuse that money leads to evil is wrong. The DESIRE for money is the root of evil. That is when the desire for money exceeds and precedes the desire for the presence of God. You can break the bondage of financial slavery. You can remove the curse of poverty from your life. You can do this and not succumb to the temptations of this lust-filled world. If you will simply change that poverty mindset, you can attain every success that God the Father wants for you.
If you can read and think and you are teachable, you can remove the chains of poverty. Do you want to break the bonds of financial slavery? Do you want to live a successful and stress free lifestyle? It's a proven fact that there will always be trials and tribulations. Your finances do not have to be one of them.
Jesus told us that men would hate us because of Him. He told us that we would suffer trials and tribulations. Trials and tribulations are the tests by which our metal is tested. These are nothing more than character builders. You have already been told in the Bible that Christ, on the Cross, defeated Satan. Why do you insist on letting him defeat you? Why do you insist on letting a world that has been given to you, over which, through the indwelling Holy Spirit of the One True Living God, you have been given dominion, keep you down?
You are a child of the King of King, the Lord of Lords. You are an heir and co-heir with Jesus Christ of the Kingdom of Heaven. Why do you live like a pauper under the slavery of money?
Would you like to know how to break free? Would you like to live free? Would you like to provide for your family even more than they could imagine? Study the manual that gives you every solution to every problem that you face in life. Become a diligent student of Solomon's Success Principles, The Book of Proverbs.
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