"Poverty Mindsets vs. Wealth Mindsets
1. Poverty lives for today, but wealth leaves legacy.
2. Poverty finds a problem in every opportunity, while wealth finds an opportunity in every problem.
3. Poverty feels entitled, while wealth feels empowered.
4. Poverty fears the future, while wealth makes history.
5. Poverty blames others for its condition; wealth takes responsibility for things that are not its fault.
6. Poverty asks, "what are you going to do for me?"; wealth asks, "who is worthy of my investment?"
7. Poverty hangs around other disgrunted sorts who validate its accusations, but wealth surrounds itself with powerful influencers.
8. Poverty votes for candidates who will increase its entitlements, while wealth elects officials who will sacrifice today's comfort for tomorrow's children." (Kris Vallotton, Poverty, Riches & Wealth)
Written by Kris Vallotton, one of the senior pastors at Bethel Church in Redding, California. It's full of much wisdom that can take you from being poor or rich and can launch you into wealth status, as per the kingdom of God. He begins by explaining God's definition of wealth and gets one's mind thinking by asking some profound questions. Some of them being:
● "If wealth and riches are inherently evil; what are they doing in heaven?"
● "Why would God describe heaven so lavishly if heaven were bad?"
Good questions and worthy of being meditated upon.
There was only one thing in the book that troubled me, he says, "Jesus was a famous travelling Rabbi, who had a middle class family and had a well-funded ministry. Funded by the wealthy." But then I began to reflect on this and it is true. I thought about how when the 5000 people followed Jesus and He saw that they were in need of food, his disciples could have purchased enough bread for them all, but Jesus had them all sit down and he multiplied the boys fish and bread. The disciples could have purchased enough food, but could be catering be called to feed such a crowd? Jesus had a better way. He multiplied what was available. Many lessons in this story in and of itself, including that Jesus is the God of Multiplication. He can take what little we have and cause it to increase many times over.
Other things the author teaches on are:
● Poverty Mindsets vs. Wealth Mindsets
● Rich Mindsets vs. Wealth Mindsets
● 4 Factors of Solomon's Wealth (1. Supernatural wisdom; 2. Favour; 3. Excellence; and 4. Creativity)
● Ways You Can Grow Your Capacity
He also goes into some laws such as: The Law of Cut and Bait, The Law of Margin, The Law of Truine Choices, The Law of Diminishing Investments...
You are not learning from a poor pastor, he is actually quite wealthy and has owned successful business of the past (some of lessons he learned from God in business are included in this book). One of key things he teaches is, "Wherever you are in life, cultivate proactively a plan for your future. You should consider developing five streams of income or twelve, so that you are not only relying on your job as the only and primary source of revenue." One interesting story of his he shares is that when he was leading a church service, he went down to pray for people and a guy approached him and said, "God told me to pay off your house." He told the guy to check with his pastor to make sure his was hearing correctly. The man said, "God already told me and then I am going to buy a boat." He gave this guy his account number for his mortgage and the man paid it! Around $500,000.00 off! The author says he tells this story because what God has done for him, He will do for YOU! God is no respecter of persons (See Romans 2:11)
This audiobook is a treasure trove of wisdom to take one from poverty and riches to true wealth! (Also, read by the author)