CAN YOU STAND BEING RICH?

“When you have eaten and are full…” – Deuteronomy 8
Have you ever considered that it can be harder to be rich in your blessings than to be content in hardship?
Let’s pause and repeat that:
It can often be harder to be rich in our blessings and content in our hardships.
It’s true—life can feel simpler when we have less. There’s a clarity of need, a simplicity in survival. But what happens when God blesses us with more? With abundance?
If we desire increase—whether financially, spiritually, emotionally, or relationally—then we also need the capacity to carry that increase well. God equips us, but we have a responsibility to learn how to walk in abundance with integrity.
Will You Still Be Standing?If you were placed in the lap of luxury, could you stay grounded—morally, spiritually, and financially? Or would the world’s ways, and the ease of "taking it for granted," slowly erode the foundation beneath you?
In the tough times, our need is clear. But in the easy times, once the basics are taken care of, the needs quickly shift into wants. It becomes a buffet of indulgences—“Which lollipop shall I eat first?”
It’s a bit like walking a tightrope. What keeps us balanced?

• Integrity
  
• Humility
  
• A lack of compromise
  
• Faithfulness to God
  
• Gratitude
  
• Generosity
  

But compromise and temptation whisper constantly. “Just a little,” they say. “God won’t notice.”
He will.
There’s no room for compromise when we’ve been entrusted with more. Our integrity stands on our unwavering commitment to live according to God’s Word.
Handling Riches with WisdomHow we handle what we have—whether a little or a lot—reveals the condition of our heart.

• What is your attitude toward money?
  
• Are there emotional or spiritual strongholds shaping how you view wealth?
  
• Do you see your increase as a tool for Kingdom impact or personal status?
  

Lotto winners are often broken within a short time—not because they lacked money, but because they lacked the financial, emotional, and spiritual maturity to steward it. They weren’t prepared for increase.
So, let me ask: Have you made a plan for your increase?
If not, it’s time.
The Western dream tells us more = happiness. So we chase it: new cars, bigger houses, shinier toys. But when the root is a heart trying to prove something or fill a void, that dream becomes a trap.
We can only live in one house at a time.
We can only drive one car at a time.
If you only use your boat four times a year, is that good stewardship?
Stewardship means making wise, intentional choices—not just for today, but for the legacy you’re building. Buy when it builds something lasting. Don’t buy just to satisfy a momentary feeling.
Riches in the Bible: Integrity in AbundanceLook at the lives of the faithful who were entrusted with much:

• Joseph – From the pit to Prime Minister (Genesis 41:42–43)
  
• Daniel – From captive to commander (Daniel 6:1–2)
  
• Amos – From fig picker to prophet (Amos 7:14–15)
  
• Job – From tragedy to multiplied wealth (Job 1:1–5)
  

All of them were richly blessed—but none of them were ruined by the blessing. Why?
Because they walked in faithfulness and integrity, and they remembered where their blessing came from.
And let’s not forget Paul’s heart in Philippians 4:19—“Whether in need or in abundance, I have learned to be content. My God will supply all my needs…”
Can You Stand Being Rich?We often ask God to bless us, to increase us—but could you stand under the weight of that blessing?
Let’s be women who prepare in the quiet place.
Let’s be women who live with open hands and clean hearts.
Let’s be women who build legacy—not just luxury.
Let’s be women who can be trusted with much—because we’ve learned to be faithful with little.
Because when we’re rooted in Christ, wealth won’t ruin us. It will resource us.