HOW TO OVERCOME A POVERTY MINDSET WITH A PROSPERITY ONE

A poverty mindset is incredibly destructive because it puts us in the role of helpless victim.  It tempts us to sit back as spectators to our own destiny.  We believe everything that happens to us is the result of outside forces.  We have no control.

I see this among believers all the time.  The bible commands us to be diligent and wise and promises that those traits lead inevitably to a prosperous life.  The opposite of diligence and wisdom is folly and the life of the sluggard.  If you think God has good things to say about the foolish, unwise person, you might want to re-read the Book of Proverbs.

But instead of embracing the principles of Proverbs–of hard work, discipline, sowing and reaping–we embrace the poverty mindset, which says, “The mess I’m in isn’t my fault, so I’m powerless to change it.  I’ll just sit here watching TV, surfing the internet and chit chatting with my peeps.  God is in control, so I’m sure He’ll figure everything out eventually and make my life better.”