Is poverty spiritual?

When you conflate Jesus' words "Blessed are the poor in spirit"  with " it is harder for a rich man to get into heaven than for a camel to get through the eye of a needle" you can reach the false conclusion that being poor is a blessed state because you can get closer to God. Many monastic orders require a vow of poverty, but have you noticed that monks are never poor, they just don't own anything. Even though monks don't have much, they are well-fed, well educated, and live in sparse  housing, but environments where their needs are met. They can write, paint, make wine, or serve others in many ways. They actually live off the wealth of those who earn money and contribute to the Monastic mission. Jesus was not poor, again, he didn't own much, but he had everything he needed. He has places to sleep, he ate well, even if he had to create the food and wine for himself. Poverty is not good for people, it makes life about survival, it creates despair and for the most part, brings out the worst in people. The poor of the world know it for what it is, crushing deprivation and helplessness. If you have money, and most of you do-don't ask the question, " should I give it all away?"  Rather ask, " How can I be a good steward of my wealth and make it last a long time for the kingdom of God?"   Dallas Willard said it well, " The idealization of poverty is one of the most dangerous illusions of Christians in the contemporary world. Stewardship-which requires possessions and includes giving-is the true spiritual discipline in relation to wealth."  How do you know if you have wealth?  If you have income, then you have wealth and the need to be a wise steward.