Sunday Reflections-Money, Heart, Decisions
Luke 16:13 “No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.”
Matthew 6:21- “For where your treasure is, there your heart will also be.”
Jesus talked a lot about money. The reason being is that the number 1 competitor for our allegiance to God is money, material possessions, or stuff. Money has that type of power and influence in our lives. Andy Stanley says, “It’s a conflict you face every day: are you going to serve your stuff or are you going to serve God?”
Does God want your money? No. Does God want your heart? Yes. The hard truth is that God can’t completely have our heart unless He has our money because the heart and wallet are so strongly linked together.
This is why when people surrender their wallets to God it is such a powerful thing. It’s not about “fund-raising” for the church, but when people make that decision, it’s powerful. God gets what He wants- and that is our hearts. People get what they want…more of God, His blessings and provision, and a generous heart.
Today we had people make decisions about whether to give God their wallets by beginning to tithe or go above and beyond the tithe. A lot of people made decisions to honor God with their finances. It was powerful. God moved because more people surrendered big parts of their lives to God today. That’s why every time I have been involved in a well-done decision time in regards to money and God, it has been powerful.
I really believe as a church we grew today. I don’t mean numerically, but spiritually. God got a lot more of us today. As a pastor, that’s what I care about. I don’t care about the money totals, even though it is an indicator of our hearts. I care that God gets more of our hearts.
I pray for all of you who took that step today and those who will be taking it in the future. I am in this with you. Watch God move as you give. It’s awesome what He does!
