The Rich Mentality

CHAPTER VI

Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven.
The good man out of his good treasure bringeth
forth good things.
They shall prosper that love thee.
Then shalt thou prosper, if thou observe to do the
statutes and ordinances.
Why transgress ye the commandments of Jehovah,
so that ye cannot prosper?
because ye have forsaken Jehovah,
he hath also forsaken you.
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace:
Thereby good shall come unto thee.
Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth,
And lay up his words in thy heart.
If thou return to the Almighty,
thou shalt be built up...
Lay thou thy treasure in the dust,
And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks;
And the Almighty will be thy treasure,
And precious silver unto thee.

RICHES are primarily a state of mind and not a matter of accumulation of money or things. A rich mind will necessarily be represented of plenty of the world's goods, either in a person's possession or at his command; but to have millions and to lack the fertility of mind to utilize them is to be like the mule that bears rich ore on his back out of the mine—he knows the burden of it and not the joy of practical use.

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