Randy Gage has been posting some amazing content about the mentality of prosperity. Today’s was particularly meaningful.

Some people have gotten quite offended by Randy’s messages – and have told him so.

They say he’s wasting the environment.. or spending it on shoes when it should be on all the poor people in Africa. blah blah blah.

Let me say this: Who can judge someone else’s budget? Honestly.. Should we really band together and appoint someone to monitor people’s spending and say, “oo.. you spent WAY too much on that breakfast..” or, “Why spend $10,000 on a coat, when you could spend $50 and stay just as warm?”??

What if… that selfish, conceited, spoiled brat who bought a 10th anniversary diamond ring worth $25,000 for his obstinate wife.. was living on 10% of their income and giving away 90%… are you still going to tell them they splurged on the holiday he took his family to Bahamas?? Or that he doesn’t deserve a pair of shoes that keep his feet comfortable for years on end? Who would stand up to him when he sits with his family at a restaurant and say – “whoa whoa whoa… You don’t need a Filet Mignon.. just get the regular steak sandwich there big boy.”

HOW DARE THEY??

Mr. Gage, Dani Johnson, Bono, the list goes on.. these are people lavish upon themselves for a good reason!!! They refuse a low standard of living and have embraced the abundance that’s GOD-GIVEN and contribute to the world around them with priceless gifts. Forgive them for buying a convertible. Sheesh..

Anyway – here’s an epiphany I had.

I used to buy toilet paper.. oo that came out wrong.

I used to buy cheap toilet paper.. (whewf).. and I did it partly because I believed I needed to.. thinking money was tight, can hardly afford groceries, so why spend more than 3 cents a roll if I don’t have to..

Horrible place to be in. Grin and bear it took on a perverted meaning.

As we journeyed onward, my wife and I became more blessed as we began to apply principles of abundance in our lives. (Funny how that works) One day, it occurred to me that we were really cheaping out on toilet paper and not allowing some more abundance into our lives… so we bought some stuff that was *gasp* FIVE times the price. (How wasteful, huh…)

It did the same thing.. we wiped just as often after our session on the throne… the expensive stuff even folded pretty much just as easily.

But there was… this… noticeable difference in how it felt…

Maybe I’m a little anal.. but

I just can’t put my finger on it.

Randy Gage shone light where it didn’t shine before. The reason why I spend five times on toilet paper than a poor person……….

I refuse to have a chafed sphincter.

Have you ever found yourself settling for a low standard – allowing bad things to happen and justify it by saying… Ohhh.. that’s life.. grin and bear it..??

Please share your thoughts below.

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