Money

  • Money is dangerous if it becomes the master you love instead of the tool you use (1 Timothy 6:10).
  • Contentment is the cure for the love of money—learn to be content with a lot or a little; both have their difficulties. God gives you money to provide for you and your family and to give to others to help them (Philippians 4:11–13).
  • Beware of the danger of looking sideways—wanting what others have is covetous (Luke 12:15).
  • Build your eternal bank account, not your temporal one—your heart will follow your treasure (Matthew 6:19–21).
  • Use what you need and give away the rest (Philippians 4:19; Luke 6:38).
  • Closing Thoughts
  • Avoid debt that depreciates.
  • Your bank account or retirement fund is not a measure of success or failure.
  • Spending money is an indicator of priority.
  • God provided your paycheck, not you.
  • Possession is a myth—we are stewards of God’s stuff.