In other words, I’m going to share what prosperity means to me, but I don't want you to take it as anything other than my God-given opinion. Instead, I'd encourage you to define for yourself or even redefine prosperity. Because, after all, what you think is what makes the difference.
I think it's fair to say that American culture has definitely equated getting rich with prosperity. In fact, it's strange when you consider that while much of the world believes the United States to be extraordinarily influential, the hard statistics show that we are currently facing record-setting national debt and personal bankruptcy. It's about time for new meanings and new methods to surface in society.
The dictionary defines prosperity as: The state of being successful, thriving or wealthy. And there you have it. If you remember anything at all from this episode, let it be this: Prosperity is not something you have, it's something you are. By definition, it's a state of being rather than in amassing of what you can buy, or store, or covet or lose.
To be prosperous is about merit, not material. To be successful is to enjoy personal power, not purchasing power. And to be a wealthy is to be healthy and whole; to have a presence about you, and to own your own brilliance, your own joy and to be fully autonomous, fully free to pursue the happiness you seek.
(cdm)
