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God and your money (1)
'... where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.' Matthew 6:21
Now, you may not have a lot of money, but I'm pretty sure you'll have some given to you by your gran, or allowance, or from a newspaper round. So how do you spend it? Write a list now. Done it? OK - how much of what you spent was on yourself, and how much was on other people? Do you ever ask God what you should do with your money? If you don't, then maybe now is a good time to start. God loves generosity.
That doesn't mean you have to give everything you have away - but just think about how you could use your money better. God won't measure you by how much you give (that wouldn't really be very fair would it, as some people have so much more than others), but by what you have, and what you keep.
So, bearing all that in mind - where should your treasure be? Jesus says, 'Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven ...' (Matthew 6:20 NIV). So maybe it's a good idea to give a bit of money towards the work that Christians do for God, to build up His kingdom in the world - there are loads of great charities out there, and I bet your church could give you some ideas too.
There's nothing attractive about selfishness, and there's a saying that you can tell what's important to someone by looking at how they spend their money. What would that say about you?
written by Bob Gass
'... where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.' Matthew 6:21
Now, you may not have a lot of money, but I'm pretty sure you'll have some given to you by your gran, or allowance, or from a newspaper round. So how do you spend it? Write a list now. Done it? OK - how much of what you spent was on yourself, and how much was on other people? Do you ever ask God what you should do with your money? If you don't, then maybe now is a good time to start. God loves generosity.
That doesn't mean you have to give everything you have away - but just think about how you could use your money better. God won't measure you by how much you give (that wouldn't really be very fair would it, as some people have so much more than others), but by what you have, and what you keep.
So, bearing all that in mind - where should your treasure be? Jesus says, 'Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven ...' (Matthew 6:20 NIV). So maybe it's a good idea to give a bit of money towards the work that Christians do for God, to build up His kingdom in the world - there are loads of great charities out there, and I bet your church could give you some ideas too.
There's nothing attractive about selfishness, and there's a saying that you can tell what's important to someone by looking at how they spend their money. What would that say about you?
written by Bob Gass
