What is the price?

Money.

Oh we love it, we hate it, we love to hate it.

Every one of us will go through a money struggle in our lives at least once. And i say AT LEAST once because I know better than to think we can learn our lesson with money so easily. Money sucks. As Christians we think that we have some higher control over our cash flow. We know that money is not supposed to have any power over us, and so we just believe that that is true without really thinking about it. Money rules over our heads every day. I don’t meant that it rules over our lives like God does, I mean this: We use money every day. There is not one thing we can do without it involving money. You wake up, you turn on a light, you take a shower, you flush the toilet, you use the microwave. You leave your house and you need to buy gas for your car, which has to be insured, and anywhere you go in that car you are probably going there to buy something. You are doing all of those actions in exchange for money.

So did those last few sentences get you worked up? Im shakin at my keyboard! But, we never really have to think of money this way. We don’t have to get worked up about every swipe of our card because, we don’t think about money so tediously. The real struggle for us with money is when we come across major money woes. When we face serious financial challenges we understand money and its control over our lives. Now, this is what I call the money struggle. When something happens to our cash flow that really shakes us up. It can come to us out of no where in a large sum! And that is when we face our dilemma. Is money bigger than God? We look at this sum of money staring us in the face and our reaction is our eyes widening, mouths gaping open, and yes sometimes A LOT of tears and panic! I’ve been there! My reactions to this are usually to think ‘How do I fix this?’ But the reality is I can not. I can’t fix something which isn’t mine. Our money is not ours. It is in our bank accounts, with cute little cards that say our name on it, on checks written to us. But is is not ours. We are handling God’s money. It is so funny to think that money belongs to God. Money is something we Christians see as this dirty earthly thing that we are burdened by. But the reality is this: Money is something God has given us to use responsibly. Money is what we have on this earth to provide for us in our earthly needs. Food, soap, water, electricity etc. Yes, those are things God provides for us, but unfortunately they all come in an earthly exchange which is money. So, I hate even thinking about this, don’t you? I mean I feel kind of gross just talking about all of this need for money. I wish we could do away with it all! Go out to the wilderness and build myself a cabin and live off the land! Doesn’t that sound beautiful, doesn’t that sound right? Well, it’s not. We are a part of this world and God has placed us in it, right where we need to be. So, instead of being in the wilderness, we are in this world surrounded by non believers and yes, money. Hah, there is more than that, but here is my point:

How are we going to use our money, and our financial situations to glorify Him? Are we going to go into a panic downfall and try to control our money, or are we going to give it to Him and understand that this money belongs to God. Sometimes we have these scary financial burdens to realize it isn’t ours! It is only ours to use responsibly. To use a benefit to our needs, and others’ needs. Are we going to go buy a new shiny black infiniti M45 with low profile chrome rims, or buy a car that will provide for what we need? Maybe we have the money to buy that shiny expensive car, but do we need it? Aren’t there greater needs in the world? God has given you what you have. Every penny of it God has given you, or taken from you. because He knows what needs can be met with that money.

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