[Gamecock]

So where is the line about being a big blessing?

Right Here: 45 second mark.
I see that...Jesus died that we might live an abundant life, and to be a blessing to others. I can't be a big blessing to people if I'm poor and broke and depressed and I don't feel good about myself.."

Luke 9:58: And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”

[SECURE AMERICA]

Pastor Joel Osteen to Oprah: “I Can’t Be A Big Blessing To People If I’m Poor & Broke”

Well Jesus managed to do it but since you are about as far from Jesus as possible you statement is fair.......

[Mom MD]

Paul was poor and broke, I think he was a blessing to the world. Ditto most of the disciples and church fathers.....

[1010RD]

It's priest craft pure and simple. If you pay your preacher, he'll say what you want to hear.

"‘What we're finding is that when we ask them about all the key issues of the day, [90 percent of them are] telling us, Yes, the Bible speaks to every one of these issues. Then we ask them: Well, are you teaching your people what the Bible says about those issues?--and the numbers drop...to less than 10 percent of pastors who say they will speak to it.’

Paying a preacher isn't God's way. If the flock can fire you, you're not in God's church.