Is money the root of all evil?

What were some of the things you heard growing up in regards to money?

“Money is the root of all evil”
“Money doesn’t grow on trees”
“Rich people are greedy”
“Those people are Filthy Rich”

Have you ever thought of how your thoughts on money might be affecting your prosperity?

Better question is; have you ever seen a rich person with a nice car or a piece of “outrageous” jewelry and just thought;

“God how sick, if I had that kind of money I would do something better than spend it on worthless things.”
Or
“I can’t believe someone can make that much money while there is still starving people out there in the world!”
Or
“Must be nice, too bad I could never afford something like that”

Well those are some of the things that I heard growing up matter of fact, when I would ask my mom for something and she would respond,
“What do I look like I’m made of money?”
I would always laugh and say “No but if you were I’d take an arm and a leg” (Stole that joke by the way)

Back to the point growing up I heard this stuff all the time.
My mom was a Portuguese immigrant, single mom, and working under the table to make ends meat.

I don’t say that to get pity or share my sob story, but to illustrate that money was an issue when I was growing up and I was raised to believe that it was evil
(alot of it any how). Then something changed; I read something that really stood out to me.
It was a Huna Philosophy, which is better known as Hawaiian spiritualism, and it said;

“Bless that which you want”

Simple yet profound. As soon as I read it, it made sense. Think about it, you don’t say (unless you a super villain)
Damn super hero why is he always trying to save the world. I wish superman would just stop, how dare he fly while there are people who can’t even walk”

Stupid right but in essence we are having the same conversation in our head about money, and it’s due to the way we perceive it.

If your mind relates those negative emotions in connection with the things you want, it will steer clear. Make sense?

It did when I read it because that is what was happening to me. I was all wound up about how money was evil and all I wanted to be was just a simple man making a humble living. (Bull!!!!)

Deep inside I wanted greatness, and I think we all due, to some certain extent.

Many people will even argue that the term “Money is the root of all evil” is biblical, eluding that even God thinks it’s immoral to be wealthy.

My response that to that is twofold;

First; the actual verse states
”For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.” (1 Timothy 6:10 NIV)

Which means that yes if you put money before your faith it will lead to evil, but that does not make money the root of evil. The root of evil would be any man or women who turns away from what they believe for a quick flip.

The second point is this;

Did you know that there are 2,350 verses in the bible about money.
1 out of every 6 verses in Matthew, Mark, & Luke are about material possessions.
That Jesus himself spoke more about money and how to use it than he did about heaven and earth combined!

My personal favorite verse that really drives this point home is:

I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. (John 10:10 KJV)

Abundantly being the key word. Abundant in life, love, faith, and finances!

Moving on I would just like to quote one other book; Atlas Shrugged.
Atlas Shrugged was second to the Bible as the book that made most difference in American readers’ lives. So it’s only right that I quote what this book says about the evils of money.

“So you think that money is the root of evil…. have you ever asked yourself what is the root of money…money is only made possible by the men who produce… is this what you consider evil….have you ever looked for the root of production. try to grow a seed of wheat without the knowledge left to you by men who had to discover it for the first time…..wealth is the product of a man’s capacity to think….money is made-before it can be looted or mooched-made by the effort of every honest man…an honest man is one who knows that he cant consume more than he has produced….is this what you consider evil….money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you want but it will not replace the driver…money will not serve the mind that cannot match it. Is this the reason why you call money evil….or did you say that love of money is the root of all evil…to love money is to know and love the fact that money is the creation of the best power within you…the lovers of money are always willing to work for it. They know they are able to deserve it…..until and unless you discover that money is the root of all good, you ask for your own destruction…when money ceases to be the tool by which men deal with one another, then men become the tools of men…blood,whips,and guns, or dollars..Take your choice there is no other but your time is running out.”

Wow powerful, when I read this it hit me like a freight truck!

So I’ll end with this question, what is your prosperity IQ?

Below I have included a prosperity quiz that I took. This quiz was created by Randy Gage. Which if you have not read any of his books I highly recommend that you do. It helped me greatly with my mind set towards money.

1) Do you secretly fear that if you become wealthy your family and friends might not like you anymore?

2) When you grew up, were you ever told things like “we may not be rich, but at least we’re honest!”?

3) Did your religious upbringing teach you that it is noble to sacrifice now, and that your reward will come in the afterlife?

4) Did you (or do you) feel guilty when you started earning more than your parents did?

5) Were you raised to fit in and not do anything to stand out?

6) Did you grow up liking shows like Dallas, Dynasty, Gilligan’s Island, M.A.S.H, and The Beverly Hillbillies? Where rich people were always presented as unscrupulous and conniving, or pretentious and bumbling?

7) Do you have chronic health challenges that doctors can’t seem to solve?

8 ) Did you ever get jealous of people with expensive clothes, cars and homes –which may have led you to develop a subconscious “hate the rich” mentality?

9) On some level, do you think it is somehow noble, romantic or spiritual to be poor?

10) Did you ever end a negative relationship- then immediately replace it with another one with a person just like the last one?

11) Have you sometimes used judgmental expressions like “poor as a church mouse,” “filthy rich” or “obscenely wealthy”

12) Have you ever made excuses for failure by saying things like “you have to have money to make money” “you have to know someone” or “you have to get in at the top”?

13) Do you relish being the underdog and fighting against the odds all the time?

14) Is it possible that you are experiencing health challenges, financial challenges or business failures in order to evoke sympathy and attention from people you are close to?

15) Are you in a stable relationship, have enough money to meet your needs and basically healthy- but just feel like life is passing you by?

How did you score?

13 to 15 No’s

You have a very strong prosperity consciousness and can probably pass this
quiz along to someone else.

Yes to 3+ Questions

You likely have some issues of worthiness on a subconscious level. You may be in a holding pattern, afraid to leave your comfort zone. You’re probably not radically unhappy, but there is no passion and excitement in your life. You know something is missing, but you may not know what.

Yes to 5+ Questions

You are quite likely in a stagnancy cycle. You make small advances, but also experience setbacks, so that you are not really breaking through to the real success and happiness you desire and deserve.

Yes to 7+ Questions

You are headed toward or already experiencing a definite downward track toward serious emotional, physical and financial challenges. This is the kind of “victim cycle” Randy Gage was on when he lost everything at the age of 30, before transforming his life and becoming a multi-millionaire. It is imperative that you take immediate action to break the pattern ad stop the failure cycle. This will involve uncovering the limiting beliefs you possess on a subconscious level, and radically reprograming yourself with positive ones.

So remember “bless that which you want” and know that to be rich is to do nothing more than fulfill and enjoy all that God has put on this earth for you to enjoy!

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