Be Faithful with Money
“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’”
Matthew 25:23 (NKJV)
The parables that Jesus told tell us how important it is to Him that you and I not separate money from our spirituality. Our spirituality includes our money—how we view it, how we use it, and how we steward it.
Why does the topic of money scare us as Christians? I can tell you that high on the list of things people really worry about is money. In fact, it ranks second to the worry people have about relationships.
People are worried about their money:
- The fear of not having enough
- The fear of losing what we have
- The fear of money controlling us
- The fear of decisions made because of money
- The fear of how others will view us if we have money
- The fear of how people will view us if we don’t have money
- The fear about how long our money will last
- The fear of who we might become if we get a lot of money
- The fear of who we might become if we don’t have any
I’m not as interested in why money scares us as much as I’m interested in how we erase those fears and worries about money.
The Lord wants us to live not only grateful for what He gives us, but He also wants us to work it. He wants us to apply strategy, to have a plan, and to live with a certain mindset about our money.
He doesn’t want us as Christians to be repelled by money or afraid to talk about it, but to use it for His glory and purpose. Jesus clearly makes money an important part of discipleship. He makes it important to what it means to be a Christian.
And the big question that would be asked by most is, “If this is how the Lord wants me to think about my money, how does He want me to steward it without letting it change me?”
The answer is this: He wants us to steward our money by being faithful with it.
Your money is a chance to demonstrate faith in God. You can show your faith by being a good steward of your money.
