I heard someone say, satan got adam and eve to fix their eyes on one tree when god had already given them an entire garden, think about that. The enemy didn't have to convince them that they had nothing. He just had to make them forget everything that they already had. And he still, till this day, uses the same strategy. He gets us to focus on relationships we don't have, the job that we don't have, the opportunity we don't have, the healing we haven't seen yet. Meanwhile, we are blind to the countless prayers god has already answered. Gratitude isn't pretending you don't want more, it's refusing to let what you don't have make you forget the goodness of god that's already surrounding you.
Whoever controls your money controls your life. If you depend on your boss to survive, you stay silent when they disrespect you. If you depend on your parents, you agree just to keep peace. If you depend on your partner, you tolerate what you shouldn't. And this isn't about love or loyalty. This is fear. Fear of where you will go, what you will do, how will you survive if you don't obey. Money lets you move on. Money lets you leave the job, leave the person, leave the place. You don't need money just for a luxury life. You need it so you can live life on your own terms. The real power of money is not having to ask anyone for permission. It's being able to say no and walk away without thinking twice. Money doesn't buy you happiness but money helps you get freedom, gets you options, gets you control, and that gives you happiness.