I pray above all things, that word wish actually could be translated pray. I pray above all things

that you would prosper and be in health even as your soul prospers. Above all things, this is

what he wants. You know, I know when I first started looking at this verse, I was looking at

this is a get rich quick scheme. I'm just going to be honestly.

This was years ago. And I thought, man, God wants me to be rich. I don't see why I can't be, right?

Which I was right. But my heart was so far off. He couldn't have done anything with that.

Because I saw prosperity, and so many people see it this way. They look at it. but my heart was so far off he couldn't have done anything with that because

i saw prosperity and so many people see it this way they look at the word prosper

and they put dollar signs in front of it and back of it and where the s is

right

and that's not what prosperity is

money is is the is the probably the least form of prosperity. And without prosperity, you can't have money.

You can't handle money without godly prosperity. That's why he wishes above all things that you would have that.

The things he's wishing is that you have godly prosperity and that your well-being is good.

Not just your body, your body, soul, and spirit. He wants you to be healthy in your body.

He wants you to be healthy in your mind, and he wants you to be healthy in your doctrine.

Amen? That's literally what that means. He wants you to be healthy.

Right? And that's soul prosperity. And as we give, in our giving, in our offerings, we can give and we can trust that God wants us prospered. But our giving is, if it's done right it is true prosperity giving is the highest form of prosperity when you give to the kingdom of God

because you love God because you know he loves you and you love other people

and you know that and you believe that what you're doing

and your giving is helping others, then you're prospering. Amen? Now, if you're giving because you're in

need, right? And I'm not saying you shouldn't give if you're in need, right? It's probably, you know, if I needed a tomato and I couldn't find another way to get one,

...