Health and Wealth

 The reason most normal Christians don't like Pentecostal Christians is because they focus on the believer acquiring total health and wealth. They are forgetting though that the love of money is the root of all evil. They also seem to forget the verses where Paul describes his thorn in the flesh. God refused to heal him of his painful eye problems. Why? Because God said "my power is made perfect in weakness." Could the same be said if we become poor for our faith? Or as an act of faith we remain poor. Does that make us perfect in God if we are weak? It could be said it does. 

Don't chase wealth. Make enough to survive, but you don't need to fixate on getting rich. Money very often will fly away the day after you get it. 

Don't expect God to give you perfect health. If he even refused to heal Paul, who did way more then most of us do for God, why would God guarantee our total health 24/7? 

There are things you can do to be more healthy. Eat more salads. Never drink soda. Get more rest. Don't worry too much. If you take good care of your body, you might not need God to heal you of anything. 

As far as wealth, don't chase it. Chase wisdom instead. If you are not wise, you will not use any wealth that God gives you properly. I used to have some wealth. But greediness took ahold of me. Stuff became an idol for me. I always wanted more. If you do not have wisdom, no amount of money or stuff will ever seem like enough. "Godliness with contentment is great gain." 

Find ways to entertain yourself that do not need money. A penny saved is a penny earned. Try to stay less active so you will need less food to eat. Cut back and learn to be frugal. Then you won't need to beg God for any more money. He meets all our needs but not all our wants. Try to want less. 

May God bless you. 😁