Week 7 was probably not as in-your-face or convicting as the other past few weeks have been, but I do hope that you have finished the chapter feeling challenged to be more open to the fullness of what God promises to you in the Word as well as be more willing to submit all you have and all you are to Him.
On Monday, you and I talked about how we tend to “play it safe” with the situations and circumstances we are in. We were nudged to boldly get out of our comfort zones to live more passionately to please God in all we are and do. Martha asked us to explore with her on Tuesday about how our lives might change if we actually thought of each person we came into contact with as Christ. OUCH…. that slap was certainly needed. Then, on Wednesday Jennifer shared with us about trusting God to give faithfully. On Thursday, Donna explored with us about having the kind of faith in God that completely stretches us into situations that are totally uncomfortable if God does not come through.
At this point, I would love for you to watch this video of Chan with me…
Chan challenges us to think about riches in a new light. If we really believe in eternity and we really believe that there are eternal rewards that we can gain, then it’s not so much that it is sinful for us to buy these things but it would be silly because we are talking about eternal rewards. We are not here to judge or feel condemned for what we have…but I do think it is worth our time to devote ourselves to some thought and prayer here about our life on earth versus what the richness of our eternal life will be!
Blessings,
Megan 🙂
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Let’s Pray:
God, I ask that You help us search our hearts when it comes to things of this world and convict us of any ways that we might be storing up our riches on earth and not giving enough to our brothers and sisters. Show us the kind of stewards YOU need us to be to further Your Kingdom and help us to not be of this world, but be focused on our eternal life with You! Amen! <3
Your Assignment:
Rather than talking about the sinfulness of owning and buying things, let’s talk about the silliness of the things that we own in light of our eternal rewards. Please leave me a comment about this below….
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Sinfulness versus silliness of owning and buying…. Yes, that’s how I have felt but didn’t know exactly how to express it. For example, yes we could own a more expensive, fancier car and it wouldn’t be a sin BUT for us it would be silly. We don’t need it. The money we would spend could be used for our charitable commitments. Taking the time to ask God to show us whether something is sinful, silly, or what He wants from us is very important to following in His footsteps and our eternal reward.
Yes yes yes!!!!!! <3
such the concept: to have—and to want to have—only the things that will bring honor&glory to God in our lives! to have enough but not too much. to have what will glorify our God but not detract from Who He is! for me, i think it comes back to ‘surrender.’ again. surrendering what i might like or want and choosing to desire what He chooses, what my Father knows is best. thank you, megan, for your prayer and directing us to ask God to help us search our hearts in this matter. <3
It is about surrender and letting God lead our wallets. Its HIS money, afterall. I do believe thst God wants us to have the desires of our hearts, but when things become idols, that is not bringing honor to him <3