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Title: Mixed blessing...
Review: The author presents some incredibly useful laws (i.e. tithing, goal setting, forgiveness and fulfilling your purpose) which will indeed be transformational. The reason they are transformational is that they were established by God and are all biblical concepts. And although Gaines makes the point that real prosperity goes well beyond financial blessings (certainly true), many of her examples seem to belie this ("If you want a solid gold toilet seat, you've got a right to it." - p. 96). The truth is that God does want us to prosper and is eager to bless us as we align ourselves with his purposes. I'm not convinced that God's eager to bless us with a gold toilet seat. Gaines ignores the fact that there are also many examples, both in the scriptures and in our world today, of very spiritual people who have not achieved financial prosperity. The bottom line is that while an abundant life is a biblical axiom, it does not always translate into material wealth.
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