Once upon a time, I was a poor missionary.

I had very little money.

My hair was growing long. People were telling me, “Bo, you need a haircut.” I said, “I want to look groovy.” Actually, I didn’t have money for a haircut.

One of my joys was eating in a restaurant and reading a book. But many times, before I entered a Jollibee branch, I had to first count the coins in my pocket.

Often, I had to turn around—because I couldn’t afford even one burger.

I couldn’t buy the things I needed for my preaching.

For example, I couldn’t afford books. I would go to a bookstore, read a book, return it, go home, and go back the next day to continue reading it.

If the saleslady or the security guard started to look at me in a funny way, I’d just go to another branch.

But all that was nothing. What was most painful to me was my inability to help the people I wanted to help. . .

I remember a friend who called me in the middle of the night. He said, “Please pray for my baby, Bo. She can’t breathe. We’re in the emergency room of a hospital now. They’re asking for a deposit, but we don’t have money.”

I realized they weren’t just asking for prayers.

They were asking for money. But I didn’t have any! So I called up a friend who I knew was rich. But no one was answering the phone. (It was 2 a.m.)

I tried another friend. As I dialed, I remembered he was abroad.

I called up a third person. And a fourth person. And a fifth.

All night, I was trying to call up my rich friends.

And then it hit me, “Why don’t I become rich myself?”

Little by little, the wrong emotional link of money was replaced by new emotional links. I began to see money as God’s provision, God’s power, and God’s pleasure.

Soon, I was praying a new prayer: “Lord, prosper me so that I can prosper others.”

I hope this becomes your prayer too.

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