Facing the Giant of MoneySample

You’re just the administrator 

‘Honour God with everything you own; give Him the first and the best.’ Proverbs 3:9 MSG 

If you want to be both spiritual and successful, here are three things you need to know: 

1) God owns everything. Your name may be on the deed, but don’t get any wrong ideas. Listen: ‘Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand’ (1 Chronicles 29:14 NIV). You’re just the administrator of His estate, so when He tells you to give a certain amount, don’t say, ‘I’ll think about it.’ And don’t try to bargain, for on the other end of every act of obedience there is a blessing waiting. Listen: ‘If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land’ (Isaiah 1:19 NIV). 

2) He alone is your source. You don’t have a thing He didn’t give to you. Without Him you couldn’t even catch your next breath. It’s all right to enjoy money, invest money and share money, so long as you trust only in ‘the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy’ (1 Timothy 6:17 NKJV). 

3) Every spending decision is a spiritual decision. Your chequebook will always reflect your goals and priorities. What does yours say? When it came to giving, the Macedonian Christians were a class act because ‘they gave not only what they could afford, but far more...their first action was to give themselves to the Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do’ (2 Corinthians 8:3-5 NLT). When you really give God your heart you‘ll have no trouble giving Him anything else. 

Prayer Point:

Lord, everything I have comes from You. When I give to You, I am just returning on Your investment – just like little children who use their parents’ money to buy them a present! What a privilege when I can give something to You. And how much pleasure it gives You! Not that You need anything, Lord, but You love to receive a gift that’s given with love. Thank You for the opportunity to give to You. Amen.