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Faith is not imaginary, pretend, or foolishness.

No one demonstrates faith by intentionally driving into oncoming traffic and expecting God to rescue them. In the same way, God does not punish us with sickness because we acknowledge a doctor’s report.

Some believers are afraid to talk about their sickness, sorrow, or struggles because they fear that admitting them shows a lack of faith. This is a lie. The enemy wants people to hide from God instead of being honest with Him. Pretending you are not sick when you are does not honor God. He already knows the truth.

The apostles tried to stop Jesus from embracing the cross, but He would not accept their easy way out. If Christ had not obeyed the Father’s will and gone to the cross, we would all be without hope.

Life has a cross for every one of us. Rather than denying reality, we should trust that God is sovereign over it. He may deliver us through a miracle, or He may sustain us through suffering and bring us safely into eternal life.

Believers do not prove their faith by demanding the outcome they want. Faith trusts God even when circumstances are painful and confusing. We believe against what we see and feel because we know God is good and in control.

Doctors and nurses need the gospel too. Sometimes our brightest witness is not when everything goes our way, but when we face what would crush others and still possess peace, joy, and hope in Christ.

A whole person is not someone who has perfect health and prosperity. A whole person is someone who trusts God when everyone else is consumed with fear and anxiety. Faith is not about getting through this life comfortably. It is about trusting God all the way into the next life, which is eternal.

Much of today’s faith movement has taught people to expect God to fulfill their selfish desires. When those expectations go unmet, disappointment can turn into bitterness. But Jesus gives peace, not because He gives us everything we want, but because He gives us Himself.

Trust Him. Have faith.

If an earthly father knows how to give good gifts to his children, how much more does our Father in heaven know how to care for His own?

Jesus revealed God to us as Father. He taught us to pray, “Our Father,” showing us that through Him, both Jew and Gentile are invited into the family of God. In Christ, no race, gender, history, genealogy, accent, skin color, or earthly status defines us. We are defined by what Jesus has done. He has reconciled us to God and made us sons and daughters of the Father.

From the beginning, we see a God who forgives, clothes, feeds, provides, protects, leads, and restores. God is not poor, lacking, or limited. Heaven is eternal prosperity. There will be no sickness, no death, no bills, no affliction, and no lack. The New Jerusalem is described with gold and pearls. God is not impoverished.

So yes, from an eternal perspective, the gospel is prosperity. But it is not the false prosperity that promises a trouble-free life here and now. Jesus told us that in this world we will have trouble, but He also promised that He has overcome the world.

Judas wanted silver more than the Savior, but silver could not give him life. Many who prosper in this world begin to trust in themselves as if they are gods. That is why Jesus warned that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Money can buy many things, but it cannot buy eternal life. Only the blood of Jesus has purchased our redemption.

Wealth is not evil, but it is dangerous when it becomes the foundation of our security. Those who have much should walk humbly, give generously, and tremble before God, knowing they will be held accountable for what they did with what He entrusted to them.

In Christ, we are brothers and sisters. None are above another in the sight of God. We are no longer known by our past, our pedigree, or our position. We are known by the Father who has loved us, adopted us, cleansed us, and made us holy through Jesus Christ.