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Weekly Bible Verse – Why is it Important to Handle our Finances Well?
And if you are untrustworthy about worldly wealth, who will trust you with the true riches of heaven? Luke 13:11 (NLT)
I spend too much time thinking about, writing about, and discussing my finances. You might have the same problem (it’s likely since you are reading a personal finance blog at this very moment!). My wife often correctly tells me what I should worry less about our finances and trust God more in that area of our life. Of course, she is correct but I do think that a healthy balance is needed in this area. In fact, I think this week’s verse underscores the need to be proactive about being a good steward and taking care of your finances.
As it states, if we are “untrustworthy” with our worldly wealth, then we will never be trusted with heavenly riches. It is therefore not appropriate to simply put our heads in the sand, ignore our finances, spend whatever we want, and then rely on God to make it all balance out at the end of the month (Reminds me of a Tim Hawkins routine: “Father, change the molecular structure of this food, this complete trash we’re about to shove in our gullet. Change the cheeto into a carrot stick on the way down!”). Remember that this is Jesus talking in this verse – Jesus Himself is reminding us that we need to be active in managing our finances to prove that we are capable of being entrusted with the “true riches of heaven.”
I would simply caution you not to go overboard and get so focused on money and your finances that they replace God as most important in your life. Yes, be a good steward and manage your money faithfully, but your main purpose in life should still be to glorify God, not to spend every waking moment reading blogs, fretting about the stock market, and clicking on tweets that contain “get-rich-quick” schemes (oooh, maybe this one is legit)! Again, accumulating wealth on earth should not be our end goal here; our main goal is to be faithful to God with our finances to prove we are worthy of being entrusted with the true riches.
God bless and have a great week…
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Great post! I believe that how we handle our money reveals a great deal about our relationship with God, and how much we have truly submitted to Him.
This is a great reminder!
.-= Khaleef @ KNS Financial´s last blog ..True Christian Conduct =-.