Published by “No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Matthew 6:24 (NIV)
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The light bulb has gone off! I have finally figured out why the adversary has been working overtime on my finances. I invite him! I have often thought about what it would be like to never have to worry again about money, how would I feel, what would I do and most importantly who would I thank. Would I feel relief? Would I feel at peace? Would I really give it all away? Who would I help? Would I thank the lottery official? Would I thank my husband? Would I thank God? I have put so much importance on money that the adversary sees it as a golden opportunity in my life. I have prayed for God to intervene and bring enough money to take care of my immediate needs, to pay the mortgage or the electric bill. I seldom pray for an abundance to bless others and feel guilty if I ask for more than I actually need. My mistakes have been many and include not praying with confidence, feeling as if I didn’t deserve it and putting money at the top of the list by worrying about it, getting stressed out about it and living every day in anxiety over it. If I were the devil, I would work on God’s kids at their weakest point, their biggest fear and I wouldn’t stop until I had them right where I wanted them. I would wreak havoc in the one area they were most vulnerable. I have made it crystal clear to Satan what is important to me and where in my life I am weakest!
The way I thought about money was just like putting a neon sign above me that said “Right here Satan…I have issues with money”. I never thought about what God would have to say about it. Maybe he would ask me if it was enough, or if I had thought about my tithe this week or perhaps he would just say “It’s about time you asked.” I have put so much importance on money and the emotions attached to it that it had been running my life! I worried about it constantly, I was depressed and stressed over it most of the time! I was pulling myself further and further from God and trying to find things I had done wrong to create the lack of money. What was really happening is Satan had a hold of me and was not letting go! Instead of going over and over the money it would take to release me from it’s own bondage, I should have been praying to and talking with God!
If I had to really think about how important money is, it just isn’t important at all. What I do with the money I have been blessed with is! God has promised to take care of us and it is our responsibility to trust that and talk to God continually when we feel ourselves getting weak or going for that power switch to the neon sign. When I think of my memorial, I contemplate what people in my life would say. Do I want them talking about my new car, my big house, the fantastic furniture I had or the designer clothes I wore? NO! I want them to talk about how when they needed help, I was there, when they needed guidance, I prayed with them and how I lived each day fearlessly and confidently in the Word! I am no longer living in fear and have unplugged that neon sign for good!
Makes me think about money in my own life. Thank you Elizabeth Mary. I too will be switching off that light for good.
Thanks for sharing new light to an OLD problem for most of us.
Gotta go…God is expecting me now to talk over a few things with Him. Thanks again.