Some preachers today have hijacked the words prosper and prosperity and misled their followers to believe in the name it and claim it prosperity. They say that God wants everyone to be wealthy and healthy, they might say so you are to just speak it out, and God will give it to you. That is their focus. This does not always work.

There is a place for prosperity-biblical prosperity. It may be monetary. God may bless you with a lot of work or a lot of resources. But if God does bless you with a lot of work and a lot of resources, you should be careful with the resources that God gives to you. He may give you a lot of work and a lot of resources but He expects you to manage and invest those resources wisely. The Bible says, “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19). But let’s not misunderstand this verse. Behind every promise there is a premise. Verse 19 is embedded within the context of Philippians 4.

Are you in need because you didn’t handle correctly what God gave you? Then don’t be so quick to invoke this promise. The assumption, contextually, is that you are living the way Paul speaks of in Philippians 4. To receive from God requires that you live your life according to God’s design for your life, getting your needs met is not based on naming and claiming scriptures.

Also, this verse applies to more than just money. God will supply your needs in other areas as well, but only if you live your life in those areas according to how He’s designed you to live your life. If your marriage is in trouble, God will supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. If you are single and looking for that right person, God will supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. If you need a physical touch from God, He will supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. And yes, if you have a financial need, He can supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Scriptures are often thwarted to appear to mean whatever someone needs the scriptures to mean. Thwarting scriptures never work. To fully understand scriptures and draw and claim the blessings that invoking scriptures in your life can bring, you do have to study them and live your life accordingly. https://www.mystudybible.com/

But let’s be wise stewards with what God give us, and let’s remember that happiness and contentment does not come from stuff; it comes from a relationship with God.

Written by Greg Laurie & “The WIN International Ministries Team”