Revelation 3:17 "Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked"

God is stating that money blinds people to their spiritual condition. Wealth is such a distraction it is difficult for a person to self reflect and realize their need to seek out God. A person may use money to attempt to satisfy all their needs —everything that the world has to offer; possessions, sex, power... Everything but spiritual fulfillment.

Money isn't bad; it's the LOVE of money that corrupts a person. God wants His followers to live abundant lives, but He does not want His followers to be destroyed by it. With the help of the Holy Sprit He can teach you how to use it responsibly, as a means to bless others, and to keep it from becoming an idol. An idol is something that you put above your relationship with God. He will test you before blessing you with more, because he wants to protect you.

Matthew 19:24 "Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God"..."[26] Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible"

When you are being led by God, the Holy Spirit, He can give you the strength to overcome greed, and to keep it from becoming an idol.

The main issue is found in the Parable of the Sower, which you can read here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2013&version=NIV

Jesus explains that wealth can choke a person's ability to follow God: [Matthew 13:22] "The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful. But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”

God wants us to live abundant lives, but He will test you and refine you before entrusting you with more.

Revelation 3:17 "Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked"

God is stating that money blinds people to their spiritual condition. Wealth is such a distraction it is difficult for a person to self reflect and realize their need to seek out God. A person may use money to attempt to satisfy all their needs —everything that the world has to offer; possessions, sex, power... Everything but spiritual fulfillment.

Money isn't bad; it's the LOVE of money that corrupts a person. God wants His followers to live abundant lives, but He does not want His followers to be destroyed by it. With the help of the Holy Sprit He can teach you how to use it responsibly, as a means to bless others, and to keep it from becoming an idol. An idol is something that you put above your relationship with God. He will test you before blessing you with more, because he wants to protect you.

Matthew 19:24 "Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God"..."[26] Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible"

When you are being led by God, the Holy Spirit, He can give you the strength to overcome greed, and to keep it from becoming an idol.

The main issue is found in the Parable of the Sower, which you can read here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2013&version=NIV

Jesus explains that wealth can choke a person's ability to follow God: "[Verse 22] The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful. But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”

God wants us to live abundant lives, but He will test you and refine you before entrusting you with more.