Submitted By Minister Carolyn Jacobs: Jacksonville District

God desires that we “prosper in all things and be in health, just as [our] soul prospers” (3 John 2 NKJV). The mind is part of the soul. So this verse indicates that we must prosper in our minds to experience God’s blessings. And we prosper in our minds by renewing them with God’s Word. Here is a seven-point prosperity plan drawn from His Word.

Biblical prosperity is more than money. 3 John 2; Ps. 23

God doesn’t want us to lack anything.

Poverty and lack are a curse, not a blessing. Deut. 28:47–48; Prov. 13:18

It’s up to us to use our authority in Christ to combat lack and poverty.

God will prosper us so we can bless others. Deut. 16:17; 2 Cor. 9:6–12

God is looking for people who are willing to give. If He can get it through us, He’ll get it to us.

Operating in God’s laws of sowing and reaping will open the doors of prosperity for us.

Phil. 4:15–19; Gal. 6:6–10 - If we give God what we have in our hands, He will give us what He has in His. And His hands have a lot more in them than what our hands can hold!

God’s prosperity often comes through our employment. Prov. 14:23; 2 Thess. 3:10

God will bless whatever we put our hand to. But if we’re doing nothing, God has nothing to bless.

We can’t live in sin and expect to have prosperity. Prov. 28:13; Jer. 5:25

It’s obvious that we can’t blatantly sin and expect to be blessed. But it’s also the “little foxes” that keep God’s abundance from flowing to us.

Exercising faith in God’s Word will empower us to walk in prosperity. 2 Chron. 20:20; Joshua 1:8

We receive prosperity the same way we are born again—by faith.

To learn more about how to live in God’s abundance, go to www.rhema.org/store and get your copy of Kenneth E. Hagin’s 6-CD set Keys to Successful Christian Living