Poverty - A State of the Mind

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A poverty- mentality is one whose mind is bound to one’s means – one’s earning capacity, income, money in the bank, assets, etc or the lack of any of these;
a prosperity-mentality on the other hand, is a mind that is free of any limitation because it is focused not on one’s assets nor liabilities, not on one’s cash-on-hand or credit limit BUT on the immeasurable riches of GOD.
What is our basis for the freedom to believe that God’s limitless wealth IS OURS?

LET’S REST and look at Genesis (Old Testament, Christian Bible, any version – I’m using the NIV) 1: 26 “Then God said, let us make man …and let them rule …” 1:28 God blessed them and said to them, Fill the earth and subdue it
1:29 I give you every seed-bearing plant and every tree that has fruit …” What is the point of this quotation? That in the beginning, God already intended paradise for man – provided everything that man needed! God provided food and all– dominion included!

Even if Man, through Adam and Eve failed to see such immeasurable provision by eating from the forbidden tree (Gen. 2:17), YET God never failed to provide for them – Gen. 3: 21 “The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them …” Later, we are to know that such clothing, mind you, was not only literal BUT figurative and prophetic– in the same way that God clothed Jacob through the latter’s mother, so that Jacob would get the privilege of the birthright ( Gen.27:15-16),, our first parents also were clothed with garments taken from the skin of an animal that was slaughtered (Gen. 3;21) if only to reveal to man, what His Son would do – He would shed his own blood and cover our incapability by clothing us with His Capability, SO THAT WE BE FIT for our birthright. What birthright? That of being made in the image and likeness of God (Gen.1:26)!

Going back to the question – “What basis do we have for thinking that God’s immeasurable wealth is ours?” If the background provided in Genesis is not enough, Let’s recall what God asked Peter, who already was walking in water “Why did you doubt?” (Jesus Walks on the Water, Matthew 14:28-31)