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HOW TO REMAIN POOR

Remember: it's easy to start, very difficult to maintain, and very, very difficult to grow.
We all know that consistency is very important in succeeding but I can't rule out the fact that God, gives us that ability to be consistent in whatever we do.  He gives us the strength, wisdom and the understanding we need to prosper, right?


There are so many ways to remain poor and I will be emphasizing on few steps or ways one can stay poor.

Ingratitude - Oftentimes, we forget that gratitude turns what we have into enough. The more you appreciate things, the more likely you will have even enough to be grateful for.  Indeed, we can never truly be satisfied but true contentment is in Christ. We need to switch to that mindset. This world can never give us the satisfaction we desire but in Christ, can we find true contentment yielding to gratification. If you are never grateful for every process and every little step God takes you, you will remain poor. How can He then trust you with the BIG if you don't thank Him enough for the SMALL?

Laziness - A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber [Proverbs 6:10]. You cannot expect manna to fall down while you sleep all-day. You have to work legally with your hands to prosper. If you are lazy, you will be poor. No lazy person succeeds for God is a worker, so you must work.  Even when you decide to search for a job or get busy, do it right away and don't procrastinate. Time waits for no one. The more you procrastinate, the more you are tending towards poverty. Don't just sit there with that certificate waiting for a white-collar job. Go into business, look for a trade, get skilled and get working.

Unwillingness to start small - Disregarding small beginnings will keep you poor. Do not despise your little beginnings. Do not see small beginnings as worthless. Nothing ever grows unless you plant from the ground. The big trees we see were never always big. It grew up from a seed. What is your seed? Do you see it as worthless? Make use of that small in your hands, use that seed you have and God will trust you to give you more. Don't wait until you have much to begin that project. Start with the little you have in your hands and gradually grow. God is waiting for you to begin so He can jump in. Begin where you are and you will not always remain small.

Greed, stinginess and hoarding - Being greedy and ungenerous will keep you poor. Living a fake life to prove a point is unwise. Don't borrow to sustain a fake lifestyle. Where you are right now is not the best place you can be and God is bent on taking you to the next place if only you trust Him. Therefore, don't hoard, don't be greedy, don't seek only for your best interest but that of others as well. Don't withhold knowledge, don't always take the shine but let others shine too and you will definitely prosper.

Wastefulness - We all need financial discipline. Oftentimes, we spend foolishly. Buying things we don't need and most times, to please someone. Wastefulness can lead to poverty. We don't need to put heavy burdens on ourselves. God will take us to the next level gradually so don't rush Him. Don't fall under any competition just a prove a point. We should be financially disciplined if not, we will be poor.

Addictions - Being addicted to something will keep you poor. Be it shopping, gambling, internet and so on. You get to spend on these things which eventually saps all you have, leaving you with nothing but depression. We all have something we are addicted to. Just make sure yours isn't negative/bad and doesn't take away all you have.

We are all working towards perfection yet no one is perfect. We should be wise at all times especially with our money. It isn't easy but possible.


Thanks for reading!


X O X O


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