Money

Our flesh, our enemy, and our world would like nothing more than to have us believing that life is a never ending chase for the dollar.

We work all week to pay for the houses we sleep in, the food we eat to keep strong, the clothes we wear to stay warm, and the cars we drive to work to make it all happen. If we are not careful, we will start to believe that those things are what our lives are about, when nothing could be farther from the truth.

2 CLARIFYING TRUTHS:
1. We work because God commands us to and it is good for us (Gen. 2:15; 2 Thess. 3:10).
2. We are provided for because God has promised to do so (Luke 12:26-28; Matthew 6:11).

If these two truths are to be believed, where is room for anxiety over finances? Did God not consider OUR financial situation when He made those promises? Did He not know about September 2009's bills? Did our house insurance bill slip His mind?

No.

Financial pressure is not an opportunity for anxiety. Financial pressure is an opportunity for faith.

Are you working?
Are you being wise with what God has given you?

Then why are you worrying?

Let's stop talking about the goodness of God and start believing. Consider the lilies of the field...