Comments on: God’s Purpose for Christian Prosperity

By: Paul Williams

Paul Williams — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 21:14:01 +0000

Thanks for commenting, Karl! You’re exactly right – it’s the worldly mentality that leads us to forget God and instead focus on ourselves as the producer of our prosperity and the ultimate beneficiary as well. That mindset is not in line with the mind of Christ.

By: Karl Kalsev

Karl Kalsev — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:09:16 +0000

Yes this is real. We must move out of the worldly mentality that what ever money we earn belongs to us then forgetting God who :
a) Actually owns the money
b) Gives us strength to get wealth

Praise the Lord !

By: Paul Williams

Paul Williams — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:20:22 +0000

Thanks for taking the time to comment, Lakita!

I was just talking about the rich young ruler at Sunday school last week. I find it useful to test myself with even smaller things than selling everything I own. If Jesus asked me to, would I be willing to sell my TV and give the money to the poor? Would I be willing to sell my car, or my computer, or anything else I enjoy using?

We usually feel defensive even thinking about selling those small things – much less everything we own. But like you said, we have to remember that it’s all God’s. I also think it’s important to remember the riches we have in Christ. Nothing can compare, so why should we grasp it so tightly?

By: Lakita

Lakita — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:07:20 +0000

We touched on this a little at Bible Study last night. The question was…would we be able to pass the “rich young ruler” test.

My comment was that it is not “how much” we have or don’t have but when we lose the mentality that it ALL belongs to God.

The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof.

We are the managers (stewards) and must be able for whatever portion we are responsible for.

Lakita