{"id":409,"date":"2010-08-23T07:56:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-23T13:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.195.124.95\/~redletu4\/who-are-you-money-talks\/"},"modified":"2010-08-23T07:56:00","modified_gmt":"2010-08-23T13:56:00","slug":"who-are-you-money-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidrupert\/who-are-you-money-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are you? Money talks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\u201cSelf-knowledge is so critically important to us in our pursuit of God and His righteousness that we lie under heavy obligation to do immediately whatever is necessary to remove the disguise and permit our real selves to be known.\u201d<\/em> \u2014 A.W. Tozer<\/p>\n

Last week\u2019s post, The Tattletale<\/a>, \u00a0generated some discussion among friends, especially the line, \u201cEverytime I open my wallet, write a check, or swipe my credit card, it\u2019s a revelation of who I really am.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

We asked the questions:
Does God want us rich?
Does God want\u00a0us poor?<\/p>\n

I contend neither of these questions are applicable.\u00a0Our standing with the Almighty has nothing to do with our checking account.\u00a0God just wants our hearts. You see, how we think about money is a reflection about how we think about God. <\/p>\n

How much of our energy, our thoughts, our actions center around money? Whether we\u2019re earning it, spending it, saving it, craving it or losing it, it\u2019s\u00a0 a huge issue. How many drops of blood has been spilt, marriages ruined<\/span>, and kingdoms fallen because of money.<\/p>\n

Really, in the end, it matters nothing. What does matter? Randy Alcorn in 50 Days of Heaven<\/u> puts it this way:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFive minutes after we die, we\u2019ll know exactly how we should have lived. We\u2019ll know how much we should have given, prayed, shared our faith, meditated on Scripture. But then it\u2019ll be too late to go back and live our lives over again. We won\u2019t have a chance to be sold out disciples of Jesus Christ in a fallen world. Here and now is our only opportunity to do that. \u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/em> <\/span><\/span>Care to comment?<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

Please, share with a friend if you feel moved.
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