It's Not About Money
Ready for a shock?
God
doesn’t need your money. Never did. Never will.
If
you think that giving is about money, then you have completely missed the
point.
Giving
is about your heart. It’s about your attitude. It’s about your willingness to
trust God.
It’s
about you serving God and not serving money.
The
band “Everybody duck” has a great song called “Get in
the plate”.
It
basically says, that if you really want to give to God, then next time you’re at church and the
plate comes around… get in.
Give
your self
to God, not your money.
God
wants you to reach a point where you rely on him for your security instead of
relying on material things.
It’s
true that God does like you to demonstrate your heart attitude by giving your
material things to him.
But
God doesn’t need money from anyone.
Btw:
God definitely doesn’t need to go begging to non-Christians for money.
And
he doesn’t need to have a fund raiser to flog off useless junk and hot dogs to passers by either.
If
God wants something to happen he will arrange the funding. Trust him.
Read
“L’Abri” by Francis Schaeffer.
Or the biography of George Mueller or Hudson Taylor.
Seriously
God is loaded.
If
you need money for some ministry that you believe God has called you to, then
just trust him.
I
don’t even think you need to ask him. He already knows that you need it.
Do
sparrows ask God for food? You are worth more than many sparrows.
If
you need money or material things for God’s work, then just trust him and they
will come.
If
he doesn’t send the money, then maybe you were wrong.
Perhaps
it’s time to start fasting and praying about your ministry.
Perhaps
it’s time to start fasting and praying about recognizing needs and wants.
Our
Western culture is blaring the message louder and
louder every day… “IT’S ALL ABOUT MONEY”.
But
it’s not true. It’s all about God. It’s all about trusting him and relying on
him for your security.
Jesus
even said, “You cannot serve both
God and money”.
It’s
your choice which one you serve, but you can’t serve both. It’s impossible.
So
which is it going to be?