January 23, 2012

January 23, 2012

I have always thought what a burden it would be to win the lottery. To instantly have so much money and the care I would have to take to spend any of it. I would feel, if the Lord has allowed me to win this much money, I must be really sure I am in His will with all of my spending.

It has hit me over the last week or so how utterly ridiculous that point of view is. After all, all of the money and resources I have has been given to me by the Lord. I am to be a good steward of everything, not just what I would consider to be a windfall.

If I am a joint heir with Jesus then the wealth of the universe is at my disposal. And whatever it is that I should buy, I will be able to buy. But just like I would feel compelled to pray before using my lottery winnings, I need to be just as careful with all of God’s resources. There will be times when I am not to buy what I think I need and there will be other times when I will be able to extravagantly buy something that I would never think I could.

It’s all God’s and through Jesus, available to His followers, I need to start living like that!!!!