10/28/2026
What if the greatest threat to your faith isn't what you lack, but how little you think you need God?
Some poverty has nothing to do with your bank account. You can have financial security, a beautiful home, a successful career, and a comfortable life, yet be spiritually empty without even realizing it.
That's what makes prosperity so dangerous when we make it our source of security. Comfort can convince us we're self-sufficient.
We stop praying with desperation because we have a backup plan. We stop depending on God because we've learned how to depend on ourselves. We stop recognizing our need for grace because life seems to be working just fine.
But Jesus didn't come to save people who could afford to save themselves. He came for sinners who need a Savior. Sometimes the very thing we ask God to give us more of is what keeps us from recognizing how much we need Him.
Here's the uncomfortable question: If God removed what makes you feel secure, would you discover He was still enough?
The goal isn't to have nothing. It's to reach the place where nothing we have matters more than the One who gave it.
Dr. Stephen Cutchins