WATCH FOR GOD TO USE MONEY IN YOUR LIFE
God offers countless principles to make your life incredibly
great. He is interested in the money you earn and how you choose
to spend it. He longs to be part of your financial decisions. If
you approach your finances as a gift from God, you can learn
about His ways.
- God uses money to demonstrate His faithfulness. Moses
reminded Israel that it was God who would give them the power
to make wealth. (Deut. 8:11-18) Your security is in God, not
in your bank account. Discovering His faithfulness through
your financial needs encourages your reliance on Him in every
area of life. Be careful not to confuse your needs and your
wants.
- God uses money to stimulate your prayer life. Jesus teaches
three intensity levels of prayer: asking, seeking, and
knocking. (Matt. 7:7-8) Some financial matters will be
answered at the first two levels, while others will require a
deeper level of prayer - utilizing not only your time and
energy but persistence and repetition. This financial stress
can deepen your prayer life.
- God uses money to reveal your need of the Savior. The
management of money potentially can provoke sinful attitudes
and behaviors in life - similar to swatting a hornet's nest.
Paul taught that "those who are in the flesh cannot please
God." (Rom. 8:8) No one is perfect. God uses money to
demonstrate your daily need for the Savior, Jesus Christ.
- God uses money to cultivate self-control. One of the fruits
of the Spirit is self-control, a key aspect of successful
money management. The inability to stop spending in America's
materialistic culture is a prescription for trouble. "Like a
city that is broken into and without walls is a man who has
no control over his spirit." (Prov. 25:28)
- God uses money to clarify your life values. Many temptations
will clamor for your attention. You can tell a great deal
about your spiritual maturity by how you spend your money.
Jesus said, "But, seek first His kingdom and His
righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you."
(Matt. 6:33)
Excerpted from Money Before Marriage by Larry Burkett
with Michael E. Taylor. Copyright (c) 1996 by Larry
Burkett. Used by permission of Moody Press, Chicago,
Ill., 1-800-678-6928.
© 1997 vinebranch@hotmail.com
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