Discipline your vocabulary. Discipline everything you do,
everything you say, and everything you think to agree with
what God does, what God says, and what God thinks! God will
be obligated to meet your needs because of His Word—not
because of your righteousness or your lack of it—but because
of His covenant that was brought into existence the day Jesus
was raised from the dead. If you stand firmly on this, your
needs will be met!

The Bible says that we are to owe no man anything but love
(see Romans 13:8). I will go to any lengths to love a man with
the fullness of what God has given me. Suppose I had owed
several thousand dollars on that airplane when God said to give
it away. If that had been the case, God would not have been
running my ministry; the bank would have been and I could
not have given it!

How do you operate in financial situations without subordinating
yourself to the world’s system? What is the key that
opens the channel in these things? It is available to us, but
instead, all we have known is borrow, borrow, borrow! The
Bible says if you will meditate in the Word of God day and
night, you will have good success and deal wisely in your
affairs. The Word of God is the key.

Begin to meditate on the Word in these areas we have discussed
and give God an opportunity to tell you what to do and
how to function. Remember, the rich young ruler turned and
walked away. That was his biggest mistake! All he needed to do
was say, “Lord, I don’t understand this, but I have confidence in
You. Would You please explain God’s Word in this matter?” He
just assumed Jesus wanted to take away everything he had,
while actually Jesus was offering him the kingdom of God!

Now I want to take a moment and share something else with
you. First Timothy 2:1 says that we are to pray for all men, for
kings, and for all in authority. Paul wrote that we were to pray for
these men first of all. You are to pray according to the Word of
God for the men who operate around you politically. Government
leaders have a great deal to do with your financial life.

The Word of God says, “[Pay] taxes to whom taxes are due”
(Romans 13:7, The Amplified Bible). One of the major things
fouling up your life where prosperity is concerned is your
bad-mouthing the government and its leaders, particularly in
the area of taxation. Most people are operating in strife where
their taxes are concerned, and it has a direct relationship to
the government that provides our financial system. One day
the Lord said, “Quit grumbling and complaining about your
tax money. Pay it cheerfully the way you do your tithe and I’ll
bless it.” From then on, my wife and I started praying over
our tax money—just as we do our tithe—and we have never
had a tax bill that we couldn’t pay. We bless our tax money to
the United States government. That is a change, isn’t it? Get
strife and hard feelings toward your government out of your
heart! The Word says we are to pray and give thanks for our
leaders, not badmouth them!

Kenneth Copeland Ministries