In 1 Samuel, in Hannah’s prayer she says  “The LORD makes some poor and others rich, he brings some down and lifts others up.” Why does God make some people rich and others not? Why does He lift some up and bring others down? 

Each person has different attitudes towards things and situations. Some people will believe in God whether they are rich or poor, and some won’t. Being rich gets to some people’s heads, and they don’t care about anything but themselves and their riches. They think they don’t need God because they already have everything. If a person can be rich and a Christian, God will more likely give them more. 

Why are the less fortunate people that believe in God still poor? Well, like I said, God will give more to the people that can handle both wealth and Him and don’t let money get to their head. What if the poor can’t do both if they become rich? God wants to keep their relationship with Him and he will keep them in the situation they are in. 

God also lets things just happen and stands back and lets people do their thing. He doesn’t control every move a person makes. That’s why there are some conceited people who aren’t Christians. God is so kind that he lets us have freedom, but we are the ones who make the world how it is today. I’m not saying whether you’re rich or poor is because of your relationship with God. Sometimes He lets things happen how we want them to and lets us live out our lives ourselves. 

God tests everyone, to see if we are as faithful as we say we are. You might think you’re faithful until something happens. Then everything falls apart and the first thing you do is blame God. God does lots of things to test us, depending on what our highest priority is, and sometimes He does things to bring us closer to Him. The moral of the story is, God will do what He can to keep you close to Him. He loves each and every one of us, but always keep Him at the top of your priorities. What we do to ruin our own lives is on us, but it can always get better.