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Does God Want You To Be Rich?

This is a topic close to my heart. So many of us get it wrong and miss the point of money. At the end of the day... Money is like a screwdriver, hammer, saw... IT IS A TOOL... Let's look at what the Bible says. This is from 1 Timothy 6:10 from the Amplified Bible
For the love of money [that is, the greedy desire for it and the willingness to gain it unethically] is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves [through and through] with many sorrows.
The one word that most people miss is.... THE LOVE OF MONEY... The love of money, gets us in trouble. When we love money more than our Lord, it is an issue. But.. PLOT TWIST... Here is ANOTHER verse concerning money... This time from Ecclesiastes 10:19
The officials make a feast for enjoyment [instead of repairing what is broken], and serve wine to make life merry, and money is the answer to everything.
Did you catch that last part? MONEY IS THE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING! If you are on this earth, you more than likely have bills. You probably have insurance of some kind. You likely have a family that you need to support... Your car needs gas and maintenance.. You need food to eat. You need clothing on your person. SO... YOU NEED MONEY! Now... To answer the question at hand... DOES GOD WANT ME TO BE RICH? That's up for debate. But I will give my opinion. The more money you have means the more impact you can have on the Kingdom. You will be a bigger tither and give more in offerings. You will be in a better position to pay for missions and other activities that will further the gospel. You will be able to provide for your family and have a better quality of life. God may not want you to be rich... BUT HE DOES NOT WANT YOU TO BE BROKE! Being broke is a choice. You have a purpose that can help you create opportunties for income. Read my blog post HERE on finding your purpose. So, one of the things you can do is to strive for a better quality of life on earth. And that involves money, which creates the time freedom. So, you can use money as a tool to have more of an impact for the Kingdom of God. Thank you for reading and hope this helps. God bless.
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