Comments on: BS96: Our needs vs God’s riches: Philippians 4:19 http://www.haldric.com/?p=158 The Website of the Haldrics Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:50:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: What to do with your extra riches | Adam White http://www.haldric.com/?p=158&cpage=1#comment-25 What to do with your extra riches | Adam White Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:26:37 +0000 http://www.haldric.com/?p=158#comment-25 [...] has posted an interesting bible study on our needs and God’s riches on her [...] [...] has posted an interesting bible study on our needs and God’s riches on her [...]

]]> By: Adam http://www.haldric.com/?p=158&cpage=1#comment-24 Adam Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:10:31 +0000 http://www.haldric.com/?p=158#comment-24 This is interesting as I just listened to a preach by Andy Stanley about what we are called to do with our riches. I would put myself in the category of not having any pressing needs as I have a very blessed life and God has given me what I need and has blessed me with more. But what should we do with the more? Should we save it for a rainy day like the rich man in Luke 12:13? according to Jesus no. We have this view that when God blesses us with extra it is for us when in fact it is for us to give to others. The best explanation I have heard is to give first to God, then save and use the rest to live on. I feel challenged at the moment to work out what I need to live on and use the rest more wisely (i.e. no more DVDs that I don't watch or books I never read) but to save some and use the rest for the glory of God. I also feel like I need to look at all the things I already have and work out how I can best leverage them for God (this could mean giving things away or maybe using them for a better purpose than gathering dust in my garage/loft). When Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount he clearly says we should store up riches in heaven and not on earth (Matthew 6:19). Am I being a good steward of things here on earth? I think I could do better as I am storing up too many things for myself. A Spirit-led rethink is needed I think! This is interesting as I just listened to a preach by Andy Stanley about what we are called to do with our riches. I would put myself in the category of not having any pressing needs as I have a very blessed life and God has given me what I need and has blessed me with more. But what should we do with the more? Should we save it for a rainy day like the rich man in Luke 12:13? according to Jesus no. We have this view that when God blesses us with extra it is for us when in fact it is for us to give to others.

The best explanation I have heard is to give first to God, then save and use the rest to live on. I feel challenged at the moment to work out what I need to live on and use the rest more wisely (i.e. no more DVDs that I don’t watch or books I never read) but to save some and use the rest for the glory of God. I also feel like I need to look at all the things I already have and work out how I can best leverage them for God (this could mean giving things away or maybe using them for a better purpose than gathering dust in my garage/loft). When Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount he clearly says we should store up riches in heaven and not on earth (Matthew 6:19). Am I being a good steward of things here on earth? I think I could do better as I am storing up too many things for myself. A Spirit-led rethink is needed I think!

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