BREAKING A POVERTY MINDSET (3 OF 3)
by Jeff Ecklund
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:18-19
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Breaking a Poverty Mindset (3 of 3)
Series: Open Handed Series
Jeff Ecklund
Ecclesiastes 5:18-19
Recap: This has been a series about being Open handed. We have covered the concept of being generous, giving as a child would give, and ''The Return'' which was about the principle of the tithe.
This morning I want to talk about breaking a poverty mindset. I originally was going to call it a poverty spirit, but ''mindset'' is a bit less spooky to people, although I believe that there is a demonic spirit at work. The Bible says that the devil has come to ''steal, kill and destroy''.
There is a difference between living simply and frugally by choice and systemic poverty. There is no good father that I know that would want his children or family living in poverty.
The original intent of God in creating Adam was to have fellowship, partnership and meet every need that Adam had.
There is something called the ''prosperity gospel''. The premise of this is that somehow we are entitled to wealth and health. It is believed that if we have enough faith, all of that will automatically come to us. BUT if we don't have enough faith, we will have lack. I don't embrace that and our church doesn't embrace that theology.
But even in areas that are out of balance like the ''prosperity doctrine'' we can't throw out the proverbial ''baby with the bathwater''. We must deal with what God really DOES desire and what the Bible says about being a prosperous person. And I mean spiritually AND physically. A prosperity that goes beyond finances.
pros•per \'präs-p?r\ verb
pros•pered; pros•per•ing \-p(?-)ri?\
[Middle English, from Middle French prosperer, from Latin prosperare to cause to succeed, from prosperus favorable]
(14th century)
intransitive verb
1 : to succeed in an enterprise or activity; especially : to achieve economic success
2 : to become strong and flourishing
transitive verb
: to cause to succeed or thrive
Merriam-Webster, I. (1996). Merriam-W ...
Series: Open Handed Series
Jeff Ecklund
Ecclesiastes 5:18-19
Recap: This has been a series about being Open handed. We have covered the concept of being generous, giving as a child would give, and ''The Return'' which was about the principle of the tithe.
This morning I want to talk about breaking a poverty mindset. I originally was going to call it a poverty spirit, but ''mindset'' is a bit less spooky to people, although I believe that there is a demonic spirit at work. The Bible says that the devil has come to ''steal, kill and destroy''.
There is a difference between living simply and frugally by choice and systemic poverty. There is no good father that I know that would want his children or family living in poverty.
The original intent of God in creating Adam was to have fellowship, partnership and meet every need that Adam had.
There is something called the ''prosperity gospel''. The premise of this is that somehow we are entitled to wealth and health. It is believed that if we have enough faith, all of that will automatically come to us. BUT if we don't have enough faith, we will have lack. I don't embrace that and our church doesn't embrace that theology.
But even in areas that are out of balance like the ''prosperity doctrine'' we can't throw out the proverbial ''baby with the bathwater''. We must deal with what God really DOES desire and what the Bible says about being a prosperous person. And I mean spiritually AND physically. A prosperity that goes beyond finances.
pros•per \'präs-p?r\ verb
pros•pered; pros•per•ing \-p(?-)ri?\
[Middle English, from Middle French prosperer, from Latin prosperare to cause to succeed, from prosperus favorable]
(14th century)
intransitive verb
1 : to succeed in an enterprise or activity; especially : to achieve economic success
2 : to become strong and flourishing
transitive verb
: to cause to succeed or thrive
Merriam-Webster, I. (1996). Merriam-W ...
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