Creating the Prosperity Mindset

by Randy Gage

The note was scrawled across the back of a flyer for the chaplain program. It was writ-
ten by a parishioner, right after a Sunday service I had given at my own church.

“I hadn’t realized until you pointed it out that it’s the rich people who are the spiritual
ones,” he wrote. “I guess those slave holders were on the right track. The only thing
wrong was the prosperity consciousness of those slaves!”

No doubt the writer was being quite sarcastic, and thought his comments would
expose the absurdity of my teaching, and support his beliefs. (Which it’s safe to
assume, are that it is somehow spiritual to be poor, and that rich people are exploiting
the poor.)

It’s fascinating that he would pick such an analogy, because I DO believe that in many
cases, rich people are operating at a higher consciousness than poor people. That’s
why they are rich!

I also believe people who allow others to steal their freedom have serious issues of
prosperity consciousness. Since he didn’t sign his note, he won’t discover that instead
of seeing irony in his comments—I see an element of truth. Imagine the amazement
and shock he might feel. Perhaps you are feeling the same way now.

The fact that rich people have amassed wealth indicates that they are living by at least
some of the spiritual laws that govern prosperity. Of course, this does not mean that all
rich people are spiritual and all poor people are not. Prosperity is a synergy of a num-
ber of factors, including a strong spiritual connection, optimum health, great relation-
ships, rewarding vocation, and, yes, the material aspects.

So, rich people who are sick, bitter and lonely are certainly not prosperous. By the
same token, however, if you are healthy, spiritually grounded, have a great marriage,
but struggle to pay your credit cards each month—you are certainly not prosperous
either.