What does God have to say about money?
Bottom line, God looks at money as a means to an end (furthering His Kingdom on the earth), not the end. The world on the other hand has perpetuated the lie that it's all about the money, that how much money you have determines how successful you are.
Now God does want us to have money, to both establish His Kingdom and enjoy for ourselves in that order. The problem is when we let money have us and dictate what we do to get it and hold on to it.
1 Timothy 6:10 is usually misquoted as "money is the root of all evil", when in fact this verse reads "the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil".
Further, in Matthew 6:19-21 we learn that where you put your money says a lot about where your heart is and what and who you trust and put your faith in, man and world or God and his Kingdom.
So how do you look at money? Is it your primary goal to make as much as you can, invest some in yourself and the world and hold to the rest; or do you have a heart for God, do you trust Him as your source, do you put your money as a means to an end into the Kingdom of God and trust God by faith to meet all of your needs as He has promised in His Word?
Lastly, ponder this until the next Post - how do you think God looks at debt?
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