Does God Want You To Be RICH?

James Ray, one of the now SUPER FAMOUS authors and success coaches who appeared on the wildly successful and controversial, grassroots movie, The Secret, recently wrote a very, very interesting article entitled, “Does God Want You to be Rich or Poor?” I’ve posted a portion of his article below, and have added a few thoughts of my own at the end.


“A recent edition of Time Magazine covered the ongoing debate between Christians regarding whether it’s “God’s will” for you to prosper or be impoverished.

”With Your Best Life Now by Pentecostal minister Joel Olsteen topping the charts at over 4 million copies, many fundamental Christians are up in arms.

”Olsteen states that ‘God wants you to prosper in all areas of life’ while some evangelicals like the bestselling author of The Purpose Driven Life, fellow mega-pastor Rick Warren, finds the very basis of prosperity ‘laughable.’ ‘This idea that God wants everyone to be wealthy?’ says Warren. ‘There is a word for that: baloney. ‘So, with each side of the house throwing philosophical and biblical rocks at each other, the question for us to ponder is, ‘which is right?’

The answer… Both.

“Understanding the fundamentals of consciousness, as well as the laws of the Universe, “God” wants whatever you want.

”No more, no less………….
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Let me add some thoughts:

Regardless of whether or not God wants you to be rich or poor, we know for certain that humans are guided by their deeply held beliefs, or philosophy. Just as a boat is guided by a seemingly insignificant plate underneath it’s stern called a rudder, we too are guided by what we can’t see, our beliefs. You can’t see the rudder, and you cant see your beliefs, but both are there and have the power to take you to exotic locations, or crash you on the rocks. 

This is one reason why so many people in the world want wealth, but never get it. Their belief, or their rudder, is going in a different direction than what they actually want. No matter how close your desired destination is, the boat won’t take you there unless the rudder is turned in the right direction. (If you have a history of failure or mediocrity, you’ll want to take a good hard look at your beliefs.)

 Our beliefs are CRITICAL for reaching our desired destination. Our beliefs have a direct effect on our behavior. Our behavior, or our actions, have an immediate affect upon our results, whether our results be the creation of wealth or the acceptance of poverty. It looks something like this:

Beliefs —-> Actions —-> Results —-> Rich/Poor

You see, whatever you BELIEVE to be true, is true for you. And that TRUTH will guide all of your choices and actions, even if they are counter productive. 

So, if you believe that God wants you to be poor, or that money is evil, that belief system will act as an invisible rudder taking you further and further away from all things that can help you become rich. Even when presented with opportunities to get rich, you will spurn them away, think it’s “too good to be true,” or “a scam,” or you’ll let someone talk you out of going for it. Even if you go for it, your journey will be full of self-defeating behavior, and self imposed obstacles, which will undermine your success and ultimately cause you to quit your endeavor.

Beliefs —-> Actions —-> Results —-> Rich/Poor

Now what if you are like me, and millions of others, who believe God wants us to be rich, or at least wants us to have whatever we want that is good for us and others, whether that be riches or poverty. Here’s my philosophy, or my belief…my truth:

 “I am God’s unique creation, and as such, have been created for wealth and abundance.”

URGENT:

This is NOT something I just conjured up and hope to be true. That won’t work for you. We are NOT guided by what we hope to be true, we are guided by what we KNOW, or what we BELIEVE to be true. When I say, “I am God’s unique creation, and as such, have been created for wealth and abundance,” that is not something I want to be true. It is true! I really, really BELIEVE IT!

Beliefs —-> Actions —-> Results —-> Rich/Poor

And because I believe that God wants to prosper me, the actions I take lead me to that end. And if I do enough of those actions, I will have the results….. riches, in all areas of life.

Beliefs —-> Actions —-> Results —-> Rich/Poor

So what do you believe? Does God want you to prosper? Does God want you to be rich? Does he want you to suffer? Is money the root of all evil? Take some time to evaluate what you really believe about this topic, because whatever you believe is what you will have. If you have some incorrect and misguided beliefs, and want to get help correcting them, feel free to add a comment to this post below and I will reply.

Remember….

Beliefs —-> Actions —-> Results —-> Rich/Poor

And for now, we will allow the debate to continue, whether or not God wants you to be rich. But let me just say this….

I have three children, and I want the absolute best for them. As our Creator, or our Father, would God feel much differently for his children? Something to think about.

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C.S. Hughes
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