The Bottom Line on Money
With all the financial changes going on since the Presidential election, people are wondering what is next. Financial security is being shaken today, and people are trying to make sense of it all, trying to get their footage in order to move forward.
Money can buy whatever is for sale. The question is, are you worth more than what you have? What God sees in you is more important than what you possess. “One man pretends to be rich yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor yet has great wealth. A man's riches may ransom his life, but a poor man hears no threat” (Prov. 13:7-8 NIV).
Money can buy whatever is for sale except your health, a good relationship, or your cognitive function because these things cannot be bought - including your relationship with God. “Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil” (Prov. 15:16 NIV). What others think of you is more than what you have. “A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold” (Prov. 22:1 NIV).
There are times we fail to enjoy what we have because we are forever reaching for something more, the American dream, “I want more, more, more!” I’ve never seen a U-Haul truck loaded with things gained in this earthly life connected to a coffin. I am not saying that money or material gain is not important, but it is critical to stop and ask yourself, ‘Do I have things or do things have me?’
“Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper materially and be in your health, even as thy soul prospereth” (3 John 1:2 KJV). Apostle John was conveying to his dear friend Gaius prosperity in his physical state (he had health issues) and that his friend would prosper materially as his focus is on the Lord. God wants us as His children to have a good bottom line as we focus on Him.
Money can buy whatever is for sale. The question is, are you worth more than what you have? What God sees in you is more important than what you possess. “One man pretends to be rich yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor yet has great wealth. A man's riches may ransom his life, but a poor man hears no threat” (Prov. 13:7-8 NIV).
Money can buy whatever is for sale except your health, a good relationship, or your cognitive function because these things cannot be bought - including your relationship with God. “Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil” (Prov. 15:16 NIV). What others think of you is more than what you have. “A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold” (Prov. 22:1 NIV).
There are times we fail to enjoy what we have because we are forever reaching for something more, the American dream, “I want more, more, more!” I’ve never seen a U-Haul truck loaded with things gained in this earthly life connected to a coffin. I am not saying that money or material gain is not important, but it is critical to stop and ask yourself, ‘Do I have things or do things have me?’
“Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper materially and be in your health, even as thy soul prospereth” (3 John 1:2 KJV). Apostle John was conveying to his dear friend Gaius prosperity in his physical state (he had health issues) and that his friend would prosper materially as his focus is on the Lord. God wants us as His children to have a good bottom line as we focus on Him.