"Give me neither poverty nor riches— He prays that he may be kept from every condition of life that would be a temptation to him. Poverty is a great temptation. Poverty leads people to commit atrocities.

Everyone who aspires to be rich and enjoys rest should pray this prayer that God should take away from their flesh all corrupt principles, practices, and affections, from error and mistake, which are at the bottom of all sin, from the love of the world and the things of it, which are all vanity and a lie.

Before we begin to search for riches through any vocation it is expedient that we first sort God for wisdom. Before we go into labor for wealth we must first seek the favor of God.

Every other means of getting rich apart from God's way will land men in trouble. Trusting In the lord is key to having sustainable riches.

The fear of God is the beginning of living an honest and godly life. It is the beginning of honest business dealings it is the beginning of service with loyalty and honesty.

The first way by which you can walk in God's kind of love is to accept that God loves you regardless of how men treat you

The kind of love that will not allow someone to do anything to hurt others or a system by stealing from them is genuine love. Not selfish but kind. Not self-promoting but helping others to do well.

An act of stealing proceeds from the heart but when the heart is occupied with the right attitude to work the space for theft-related thought will not be available.

to be contented is a state of being happy with your present financial status and being hopeful that things shall surely get better.

Gratitude shifts your mindset from what you don't have to what you have and others don't have.

claiming an office item was lost for you to turn it to personal use and collect another one for official purpose is an act of theft.

It is annoying to discover that employees who should have the interest of the company at heart and do everything to protect it from losses are the ones stealing consumable items from the organization.

overbilling customers through a payment system is another way of stealing.

Hiking the selling price of commodities or overcharging for services rendered is a form of stealing.

When someone begins to feel deprived financially. He will steal if the opportunity comes. When anyone begins to think that what they should own is what others have in their possession. When anyone begins to think it's their right to be in a state of affluence that others are, then they begin to open the door of their heart to the evil of theft.

Sometimes most people who assume they are making money the right way are stealing from others but because they are used to the style they assume that's a legitimate way of making money.

Don't make bogus vows in times of distress.

Vows are good but we need to be careful of how we apply them in prayer, especially in times of distress.

Many are struggling financially today because of their inability to redeem the vow that they have made to God or a man who had been of help to them in the season of their trials.

Many today pay tax, pay landlords, pay for electricity, pay food, pay toll, pay internet, and lots more but refuse to give God what He deserves.