WEALTH BEGINS IN YOUR MIND NOT YOUR WALLET

Romans chapter 12










Today we are walking in: WEALTH BEGINS IN YOUR MIND NOT YOUR WALLET












1 Chronicles 28:9




And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind H3824: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

























MIND













Today we look to the word-MIND-H3824 lebab--mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory















The Torah testifies...............







Genesis 23:8




And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind H3824 that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,




Leviticus 24:12




And they put him in ward, that the mind H3824 of the LORD might be shewed them.







Numbers 16:28

And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind H3824.



















The prophets proclaim..................




Isaiah 26:3




Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind H3824 is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.







Ezekiel 11:5




And the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the Lord; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind H3824, every one of them.









Habakkuk 1:11




Then shall his mind H3824 change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god.















The writings bear witness..........................







1 Chronicles 22:7




And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind H3824 to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:













Lamentations 3:21




This I recall to my mind H3824, therefore have I hope.







Job 34:33

Should it be according to thy mind H3824? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.




















WEALTH BEGINS IN YOUR MIND NOT YOUR WALLET




My friends, let me begin with a truth that will shake the way you see your life. You don’t need money to be wealthy. You need understanding. We have been taught to chase things when God designed us to chase thinking. You can take away a man’s job, his house, his bank account, but if you cannot take away his mind, he will rise again. Because poverty is not the absence of money. Poverty is the mismanagement of mentality. The poorest man in the world is not the one who has no possessions. It is the one who has no purpose. The richest man in the world is not the one who controls gold. It is the one who controls his thoughts. Everything you call success, everything you call wealth, everything you call prosperity begins right here between your ears. The mind is the womb of creation. Nothing appears in your hand until it has first been conceived in your head.




When you read the book of Genesis, the first thing God gave man was not money, not property, not jewelry. He gave man a mind. He said, “Let us make man in our image and after our likeness.” Image means imagination. Likeness means the capacity to think and act like the Creator Himself. That means your mind is divine territory. When you think right, you rule right. When you think small, you live small.




So hear me today. Wealth does not begin in your bank. It begins in your belief. It does not begin in your paycheck. It begins in your perception. It does not begin in your salary. It begins in your sense of stewardship. Most people are broke not because they lack opportunity, but because they’ve never managed their mentality. They keep praying for God to change their situation, but refuse to let Him change their thinking. That’s why Scripture never says, “Be transformed by miracles.” It says, “Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” If your mind doesn’t change, your money won’t either. If your thoughts remain small, your results will remain limited. You can only rise to the level of your revelation.




I remember growing up in the Bahamas where I saw people living in poverty not because they were lazy, but because they were never taught to think differently. Their environment became their education. Their struggle became their standard. They thought poverty was normal, so they never resisted it. Whatever you tolerate, you authorize to stay. You must learn to fire wrong thinking before it bankrupts your destiny. Because your future is not waiting on your finances. Your future is waiting on your focus.




The wealth of a man is not in what he holds, but in what he knows. Wealthy people think in terms of systems. Poor people think in terms of survival. The wealthy ask, “How can I make it work?” The poor ask, “Can it work for me?” One looks for responsibility. The other looks for rescue.




That’s why God never gave Adam a chair or a table. He gave him trees. Because God never gives you finished things. He gives you raw material and a mind to shape it. He expects you to think. He expects you to imagine. He expects you to create. If you change the way you see the world, the world you see will change. Because life doesn’t respond to your complaints. It responds to your consciousness.




So today I challenge you to stop asking for money and start asking for mentality. Don’t pray for wealth, pray for wisdom. Because when you have understanding, wealth becomes inevitable. You can lose everything and rebuild it again if your mind is intact. But if your mind is broken, no miracle can make you last.




Before we talk about investments, before we talk about business, before we talk about strategy, we must fix the foundation. Because wealth that begins with money will end with money. But wealth that begins with mindset will outlive you.




Today we are going to learn the laws of money and mindset that the most powerful people practice without even realizing their divine origin. These are not tricks. These are not schemes. These are laws.




The first law is the law of stewardship. You don’t own it. You manage it.




You own nothing. Everything you think is yours is on loan. You are not an owner. You are a steward. When God placed Adam in the garden, He didn’t give him ownership papers. He gave him responsibility. He said, “Work it and keep it.” Manage what I’ve given you.




Heaven does not respond to emotion. It responds to management. To whom much is given, much is required. If you mismanage what’s in your hand, God will not give you what’s in His.




Money does not change character. It amplifies it. If you mismanage one dollar, you will mismanage a thousand. The problem is not the amount. It’s the mindset.




God tests you in small assignments. Before He gives you wealth, He gives you work. Before He gives you millions, He gives you minutes. And He watches how you manage each one.




If you are faithful with the little, He will make you ruler over much. That is not a slogan. That is a law.




The poor want miracles. The wise want instruction. Miracles rescue you once. Management sustains you for life.




Whatever you fail to manage, you eventually lose.




You were not born to make money. You were born to create value. Money is not the goal. It is the result of purpose well managed.




You don’t pursue success. You become so valuable that success cannot ignore you.




Your income level is determined by the size of the problem you solve.




Joseph rose not because he prayed louder, but because he solved Pharaoh’s problem.




Purpose produces value. Value attracts resources. Resources sustain vision.




That is the chain of prosperity.




Stop chasing money. Chase mastery.




Now understand this: your greatest wealth is not your money. It is your relationships.




Association determines acceleration.




Who walks with you determines where you arrive.




Your network determines your net worth.




Legacy is not what you leave to people. It is what you leave in them.




Legacy is not inheritance. It is impact.




You were not born to make a living. You were born to make a difference.




The rich leave money. The great leave meaning.




Generosity is the seed of multiplication.




Giving is not loss. It is investment.




What you release leaves your hand, but not your life. It goes into your future.




You are blessed to be a blessing.




Wealth is not indulgence. It is influence.




Money is not your master. It is your servant.




You are not a beggar. You are a builder.




You were born to govern resources on God’s behalf.




So I challenge you today: take responsibility for what is in your hand. Take dominion over your habits. Take ownership of your thinking.




Stop praying for miracles while mismanaging what you already have.




God does not bless wishes. He blesses wisdom.




He does not promote potential. He promotes proof.




From this day forward, think like a steward. Act like a builder. Live like a legacy.




Do not chase riches. Create value.




Do not fear lack. Manage abundance.




Become a kingdom economist.




Build businesses that serve people.




Lead teams that transform culture.




Create systems that bless generations.




Use your prosperity to extend God’s principles on the earth.




Be fruitful. Multiply. Rule.




That is your calling.




That is your covenant.




That is your destiny.