Money

This week we are gong to pray about money. Specifically, we are going to pray about our attitude toward money. A few weeks back I heard a pastor talking on this exact subject. The two questions asked were as follows:

1. How do you behave when you have a lot of money?
2. How do you behave when you don't have any money?

The pastor's claim was that unless you behave the same in both situations, you still have things to learn. Is your faith the same in both? Is your trust the same in both? Is your contentment the same in both? Is your humility the same in both? Do you still have a charitable heart in both situations? Some of you may have only ever been either one or the other - always with money to spare or always barely scraping by. If that's the case, you're going to just have to imagine what your attitude would be like in the opposite situation.

This week we are praying that we develop the right attitude toward money. That it doesn't become our "God"… our security. We are praying that its presence doesn't give us pride and that its absence doesn't diminish our trust in Him.

I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:12-13.

Have a great week and a great fast.
Your brother,
Bob