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Love through God not Money

Ecclesiastes 5:10 

“Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless.” 

Have you ever heard of the phrase “Money makes the world go round”? It seems this isn’t merely a phrase but a reality that we live in: now more than ever. We take jobs that we hate, mistreat people and push our bodies to the limit, all for that one word: Money. We let this word dictate our decisions, we let it dictate our mood, and most importantly, we let it dictate our faith in God. This isn’t me saying that Money is inherently evil, but the love of Money can become problematic and there are three things in particular: 

 

  1. The amount you have doesn’t change the character of God 

 

How many times have we let the lack of money influence our ability to trust God? I’ve been there. Times where I have had money was when I showed most gratitude to God, but times where I didn’t, I treated God like an outsider. A God of unconditional love deserves unconditional praise. We can’t let Money be a factor. Why? Because we serve a God that will meet all our needs (Philippians 4:19) 

 

  1. Your money doesn’t make you self-sufficient 

 

It’s one thing to not have money, but when we do, how do we act? We live in a world where Money can buy a lot of things: whether it’s houses, cars, clothes or jewellery. This can give us a false perception that Money leads to provision instead of God. Don’t replace your ability to pay expenses with your ability to put your faith in the character of God. Money can only buy material things, you won’t be able to purchase love, joy, peace or even your salvation, these things can only ever be achieved through God.  

 

  1. Be mindful of what you spend and where your heart is 

 

I heard in a sermon that “the most theological thing that dwells in our house is our bank statement”. What that means is, where we spend our money can sometimes be an indication of where we are placing our hearts. Bills and expenses are necessary, but are we spending our money solely on things of this world? Matthew 6:21 states, “where your treasure is, there will your heart be also”.  Let’s set our treasures of the things of the kingdom of God, because everything else isn’t lasting.  

 

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