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How to be blessed financially: My Christian view.
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Financial stewardship is probably one of the most misunderstood subjects in the Bible and yet one of the most important ones. Jesus Himself spoke about it in Luke 16:10-11:
“He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?”
What it is basically saying is, if you cannot deal with finances and become
faithful in that area, then you cannot be trusted with anything. Finances are just the
beginning point. Many people strangely believe that the money they have belongs to
them which really seems to truly amaze me. After all, they earned it. They’ve scrimped,
they’ve saved, and they may even be working two jobs to make ends meet. They earned
it, it must be theirs. Right? Wrong. It may seem that way, but it’s just not true. The first
step in becoming financially responsible and blessed is to recognize God as the complete
source of your prosperity. You may have worked a job, but it’s God who gave you your
life, your breath, your talents, your abilities, the power to think, and the blessing of
living at a time of unparalleled opportunity in one of the most prosperous nations in the
world. You didn’t do any of that! God is the rightful owner of all things and if we
understand that, then and only then will we be able to receive all of the things that God
desires us to have in this life.
It all begins with the understanding that you are a steward. Even though the bank
account, the car, the home, or anything else you own is in your name, God is the one who
gave you the ability to prosper. Deuteronomy 8:18 says,
“But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.”
There are so many good things that begin to happen when you recognize that
God is your only true source and that you are merely a steward of the things He has
entrusted to you. You’re not giving up anything; you’re actually opening the many
doors of blessings that come from God. And it will bring with it a sense of peace
knowing that now the Master is responsible for you; your financial security doesn’t
depend upon you it depends on the mercy and grace of the Almighty God. When we
understand that God is the source of all our blessings and the rightful owner of all things,
then it’s easy to realize that we are merely the stewards of all that He gives us. The
dictionary defines a “steward” as a person who manages the affairs, especially the
money, of another person. When we give a financial gift that is your way of saying, that you as a believer are committed whole-heartedly to the mission of Jesus Christ. And everything that he entrusted in your care, you will use to accomplish his work here on earth.
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