Wealth Ethics

Wealth Ethics are the wisdom and direction for our success. When Christians begin to grow their income they can easily center on the money and what they can buy with it. But with Biblical ethics one can take control over their money and remain centered upon God.

Think God's Thoughts

While one is awaiting the manifestation of financial prosperity or debt relief, a certain attitude and behavior is necessary.

It's very important to keep ones thoughts geared toward Philippians 4:8 which tells us how to think for success, good health, healing, safety, protection, intelligence, wisdom, patience, love, and kindness.

Give those verses your attention because they say everything about who you are today and the amount of success you will have tomorrow. These verses are God's wealth ethics in thought which will lead to wise actions.

As you practice wealth ethics by continuously keeping all areas of your thoughts within the guidelines of these verses, you will succeed at whatever you do.

Therefore, you will never have to stress or worry over the aspects of your life unless you choose to do so. In fact, Philippians 4:6-7 tells us that we are to be anxious for nothing and instead be thankful as we present our requests to God. We're e also told that His peace will be ours through Jesus Christ.

Because people don't know how to operate in that principle, they have much fear, worry, and doubt over many issues in life, with money being one of the most prominent.

The sad fact is that it's at the crux of even Christians causing harm to themselves or others for the sake of financial gain. I know because I witnessed it growing up. I was brought in a Christian family, yet many of my relatives cheated others and even bragged about it.

I have been told to this day that I was a source of great contention to some members of my family while growing up, but that was only because I wouldn't follow their desperate actions to have money at all costs.

Having fear of a lack of money or not having enough money to meet a specific standard can indeed lead to destructive behaviors that wouldn't ordinarily exist with a strong wealth ethic or values. Negative actions caused by desperation for money are unnecessary because God tells us that He will provide whatever we desire.

For examples of wealth ethics created by keeping our thinking in line with Philippians 4:8, click on the link below. I have included real life examples that will help make the following information easier to relate to.

Many times we don't realize our thinking and behaviors concerning money are out of sync with God's financial program and it's hurts our ability to advance and increase our money. Click here for Success Strategies.

Allowing Desperation To Override God's Wealth Ethics Is Self-Destructive

When people allow their consciences to become seared or not in tune to what is wrong or right. For example, people who align themselves to those who are bad influences because they believe they have something to offer them they couldn't accomplish on their own. Another situation is when people manipulate others to take what belongs to them feeling justified for it because those persons have more money and things than they do.

This type of mind-set (a lack of wealth ethics) will keep us in a state of never having enough and will destroy our ability to consistently succeed in life on our own merit. And the repercussions can be steep for ourselves and others for perhaps a lifetime.

For instance, people marry the wrong person because they believe that he or she offers a great financial benefit to them. Others manipulate people through sob stories or lies to gain material goods and power, while others impose upon family or friends to constantly give them financial support out of arrogance or laziness.

There are those whose wealth ethic is to depend upon government assistance for a regular income throughout their lifetime when they are perfectly able to work. This is all part of a negative wealth ethic from a Biblical point of view that will keep anyone from ever realizing financial true success and prosperity.

Other examples people don't recognize as unethical behavior are: taking supplies from the companies they work for, borrowing money from others without the intention of paying it back, and eating food while grocery shopping without paying for it. This behavior is wrong and will keep anyone from developing a successful mind-set to receive the manifestation of the money desired for increase or to get out of debt.

If you fit into any of these categories, don't walk away in disappointment that you've ruined your opportunity with God to prosper financially and in all other areas of your life.

The Work Ethics Myth

When we work hard and for long hours with the belief of becoming financially wealthy, we will only depriving ourselves from enjoying life, our families and friends. Such thinking only provides us with half a life and a condition of always chasing more money as more money is spent.

Worse our debt will only increase to higher proportions because this mind-set leads to an addiction of having more things. Just as soon as you believe you are satisfying your ego, it desires a new level of lifestyle that will leave you believing you must work even harder.

The result of this type of wealth ethic is to allow money to control you instead of the other way around.

With God's approach to money, which helps us see the money behind the money (what we want the money for), we can relax and work at a normal pace with great success. The only hard work you have to accomplish is changing your thinking to God's thinking.

If you're working hard, it should be by choice not out of a desperate need to have more money. It should be realized, though, that our bodies need rest whether we desire to take it or not. However, working desperately to have more money leads to a fear of never having enough and losing what we already have.

So, how do we get in line with God's thinking to create the money we want without working hard for the rest of our lives?

By learning to rely upon God's wealth ethics, you can actually learn to have more money for less hours worked!

How is this accomplished? By combining the Law of Reciprocity with the verse in Philippians 4:8 that tells us how to think.

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