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Why God Starves You Of Worldly Riches

He sometimes withholds resources so I will rely on Him instead of my plans.​

I just walked away from good money because it was killing my soul. I lined up the next thing. It stalled. No timeline. No safety net I control. I’m sleeping in a mentor’s back house and learning to breathe.

Here’s the truth I’m seeing: God will block what props up my pride. He removes the cushions so I stop worshiping my own competence. Scarcity becomes school. Not punishment—formation.

“My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.” That’s not poetry to admire. It’s instructions. When I feel weak, I’m finally strong—because I finally stop pretending I’m god.

What do I do in the meantime?

  • Do the next faithful thing in front of me.
  • Send the proposal, make the call, show up fully.
  • Release the outcome the moment I hit send.
  • Thank God for today’s bread instead of demanding tomorrow’s bakery.
  • Ask for guidance before I build another plan to feel in control.

I learned this from a brother in Lebanon, Mayssam, who married while broke because God told him to trust. Step by step, God provided. Not all at once—just enough to keep walking. He calls it “labor and wait.” Do your work. Then let it go.

Abundance without obedience makes you deaf. Withholding re-tunes your hearing. When the accounts look thin, I listen better. I pray more. I notice people. I keep my word. I cut the extras. I stop negotiating with God and start obeying Him.

If you’re in a squeeze, don’t panic. Don’t fantasize. Don’t spiral. Return to first things: prayer, repentance, service, reliability. Steward the little you have with excellence. God promotes people who can be trusted with daily bread before He hands them the bakery.

Lean hard on Him. Watch Him feed you one step at a time. That’s enough.