God and money

If money is handled well and wisely, it's so useful for us to live our lives and help others. But when we get into debt, become 'addicted' to retail therapy, feel like our value depends on our salary, or simply just focus on money too much, we can end up living in an ungodly way. For the record, God never said we shouldn't have money or that we shouldn't spend it, but he is serious about us being good stewards of our finances.

Saving money is a great, and necessary, way to make sure we have enough for days to come. But we shouldn't save to the point of not relying on God to provide for us, and at the expense of being generous givers. In God's word it says, 'Don't store up treasures here on earth where they can erode away or may be stolen. Store them in Heaven where they will never lose their value and are safe from thieves' (Matthew 6:19-20 TLB).

Also, we shouldn't spend our money only on ourselves. Throughout the Bible, we're called to live selflessly. We need to be generous and sacrificial in our giving. When we see people in need and have the means to help, let's help them out. Let's give what we can to our church to help them reach more people. And most importantly, let's remember that we can't serve both God and money (see Matthew 6:24).



So what now? Ask God to help you manage your money in a sensible and godly way, to help yourself, others and God's Kingdom.





— SCRIPTURE —

'You cannot serve both God and money.' Matthew 6:24 NIV
— SOULFOOD —

Lev 18-20, Luke 21:12-24, Ps 25:16-22 , Pro 10:2