Some people equate financial success with abundance. Having enough money is a significant part of abundance, but there’s much more to it.
Abundance is a mindset and a belief system. It’s a way of viewing the world, the people in it, and yourself. It’s making the decision to believe that God will provide all that you need according to the glorious riches which are in Christ Jesus. Jesus says that “…He came so that we can have an abundant life.” John 10:10
Abundance is not just about money, because you can be wealthy and be alone. You can have money and be in poor health. You can be financially successful and be miserable. You can be the wealthiest person in the world and still not experience abundance.
Consider these ideas and experience abundance in your life:
- Abundance is an attitude. Money is money, but abundance is a mindset. It’s a decision to believe that you can have whatever you need, in the quantities you need it. It’s the belief that there is always enough, because God said he will is more than enough.
- Abundance is having an excess of important resources. True abundance isn’t just money. It’s also about having enough of the other necessary resources in your life. This can include things like free time, love, and happiness. Money is important, but there’s much more to abundance than money.
- Abundance is the belief that there is enough for everyone. Those obsessed with wealth are often competitive and believe that there’s only a finite amount of wealth to be divided among everyone. Abundance is the belief that there’s enough for everyone and sharing what you have with those who are in need.
- Abundance has a greater impact on happiness than wealth. Abundance greatly increases the likelihood of happiness. Great wealth is no more likely to make you happy than a decent middle-class income. There’s research to support this idea. You can’t make yourself happier by accumulating great wealth. God wants you to be joyful.
- Abundance avoids attachment. Abundance lacks attachment. There’s no reason to hold on tightly to what you have if you believe there will always be enough in the future. With an abundance mindset, you feel comfortable allowing everything to flow into and out of your life.
- Abundance allows you to dream bigger. Abundance allows for the biggest of dreams to become a possibility in your mind. Money provides opportunities, but only for those things you can afford. Abundance takes the possibilities in your life to another level, it connects with your faith level.
- Abundance avoids resentment. With abundance, there’s no reason to be jealous or resentful of someone else’s success. The success of one person can’t negatively impact the success of someone else.
- Those with an abundant mindset are grateful. Gratitude is part of abundance. You can’t experience abundance unless you’re grateful for what you have. Gratitude creates the possibility of receiving even more in the future. How grateful are you right now?
- Abundance leads to positive expectations. When you believe that Jesus came to give you a life of abundance, you are positive about your now and your next. You expect good things to happen and to continue happening.
How much abundance do you have in your life? How would you measure abundance? What does abundance mean to you? You can’t acquire what you don’t identify.
Resist the urge to believe that all of your challenges will be solved with money. Abundance can solve far more challenges than money. Seek the abundant life that Jesus came to give you. This is much more powerful than just a large bank account. Jesus wants you to succeed, so you must.