Entrusted With Millions $$$

If you saw all money as belonging to God

how would you treat what you have?

God said in Psalm 50:9-10, “I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens, for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.” He wanted it to be clear that He needed nothing from His people. Back in the day, cattle meant wealth. God was saying His bank was full & it still is! He lacks nothing & everything that people have is simply a trust from Him.

When you begin to see all things as belonging to God, especially ‘your’ money, it should radically shift your perspective. You begin to see your dollars as a privilege to be enjoyed & a responsibility to be managed well. Often times we ask why God doesn’t bless us, but I want to ask, “Are you worthy of the blessing?”

Don’t get me wrong, God does not bless us because we are morally or spiritually worthy. We are ultimately blessed because of Jesus & given grace, an underserved favor. However, God is not a fool; He will not give to someone something that He is going to have to judge them later for wasting. In the parable of the talents, Jesus said the master gave more to those who took what they were initially given & multiplied it. The only thing that awaited the man who just buried what he was given was judgment for not putting to work what was given him.

So I ask you, “Are you worthy the blessing?” If you want God to increase His financial blessing over your life you need to ask yourself, “What would I do with what God gave me?” Actually, before you even consider that question you need to ask, “What am I doing now with what God has given me now?”

Do you realize that a person or couple that makes $30,000 a year for 34 years will have over $1 million pass through their hands? 

And, a person or couple that makes $50,000 a year for 20 years will have over $1 million dollars pass through their hands. With what you make & with a pay increase how much will you have had pass through your hands in 20, 25, 30+ years?

It is not a matter of whether or not God wants to increase your finances; it is a question of whether or not you can handle it. God is not stingy. He wants His people to be financially stable, secure, & prosperous. But, He will not give someone something that will destroy them later.

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If you were a millionaire, would you trust someone who handles his/her money the way that you do with your finances? Are you handling your finances in a way that is worthy of increase?

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