“Give
up trying so hard to get rich. Your money flies away before you know it, just
like an eagle suddenly taking off.” Proverbs
23:4-5
It seems to me
that far too many people strive for wealth with the thought that if they have
enough money their problems will at least be minimized, if not go away
altogether. Take it from me, the more you have the more you spend. I once had a job that paid well over six
figures. Even though we had a sizable
paycheck coming in every two weeks it always seemed as though we never had
enough. More money leads to bigger bills
and more stuff to steal time away
from God. Don’t get me wrong; I’m not
saying all the cool stuff in life is bad, not at all. What I AM saying is that too many “things”
tend to cause our focus to shift off the Lord and onto the maintaining of all
the new toys. Enjoy yourself, but never
lose sight of who forgave your sins and sustains you.
Some folks who have large sums of money
are motivated solely by the fear of being poor. How sad for a believer in God
to feel that way. Money is necessary to
pay bills and provide ourselves with basic home supplies. We use it for our sources of entertainment,
like movies, music, books, sporting events and so on. Money isn’t evil, the love of money is (1
Timothy 6:10).
If we are serious about living a
faith-based Godly life, we need to give Him our everything, not just the things we think we can’t handle. The stark reality is that we can’t handle any
of it. Even the things we think are easy
can get botched up because the Lord isn’t in
them. Don’t obsess on monetary matters,
God doesn’t need our money, He wants our heart.
Until Christ returns, walk with the King and be a blessing.
