Years ago, I saw a caption that changed my mindset about money: “Income will always come in if you are committed to adding value.” From that day, I decided to add value everywhere I found myself and to everyone I met. That single shift made me realize a deep truth: God does not just give money.
Friend, God does not just give money. This is a mindset shift that many people, especially believers, need to have. We often pray for money as if God will drop cash from heaven. Instead of praying for money, you should pray for wisdom to know what to do to create wealth (Ecclesiastes 10:15).
No matter how much you pray for money, if you refuse to do what is required legally and godly, you will end up poorer than before you prayed (Proverbs 6:9-10, 21:25). Money is a medium of exchange. If you have nothing to exchange, you will eventually have a money problem (2 Kings 4:1-7). Value must be exchanged.
When people read about the windows of heaven in Malachi 3:10, they imagine money falling from the sky. Money does not fall from heaven, neither cars nor houses. What God releases from heaven is an idea, an insight, or an opportunity that, when you engage it properly, produces the money you are looking for.
Money follows value. The more valuable you become, the more money you will attract. Jacob did not beg Laban for a salary increase; he committed himself to adding value to Laban’s business (Genesis 30:27-30). Because he added value, he moved from being an employee to becoming wealthy and influential in that same company.
Stop praying for money while doing nothing (Proverbs 21:25-26). Pray for ideas that will make you valuable in your sphere of influence (Job 32:8). Money is everywhere because money is with people, and people are everywhere. People don’t easily release their money, but if you add value to them, they will willingly give it to you without begging (1 Kings 10:1-11).
‘Demola Awoyele
Lead Pastor,
Destiny Impact Church
Akure, Nigeria
