Three Ways God Tests You through Your Finances

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 Money shows what you love most. You’re going to give your most time and money to whatever you love most – and your calendar and bank statement will prove it.

I consider upon how God’s looking for three specific things as Rick Warren has highlighted out inside the Daily Hope devotional text today.

• Money shows what you love most. You’re going to give your most time and money to whatever you love most – and your calendar and bank statement will prove it. As Jesus says, “Don’t store up treasures here on earth . . . Store your treasures in heaven . . . Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be” (Matthew 6:19-21 NLT). Wherever you want your heart to be, put your money there, and you’ll get interested in it.
  
• Money shows what you trust most. It shows what you have faith in. Are you trusting in money or God for security? Are you trusting in money or God for your happiness? As Solomon says, “Trust in your money and down you go! Trust in God and flourish as a tree!” (Proverbs 11:28, TLB).
• Money shows if God can trust you. Unmanaged finances are a symptom of an unmanaged life. God is looking to see how well you manage material things before he gives you spiritual blessing. The Bible says, “If you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own?” (Luke 16:11-12 NIV).

 As Solomon says, “Trust in your money and down you go! Trust in God and flourish as a tree!” (Proverbs 11:28 TLB) and I am thankful that God is using money to see if I am responsible to handle to handle the material possessions that He has entrusted me with as I did my today’s meditation.

What does your bank statement reveal that you love most today?

 (Written by Jeremy Koh, 28th January 2020)

Profile Background:
Jeremy Koh is a disabled graduate from Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore – formerly known as Spastic Children Association (1987-1997). He graduated with Certificates in Microsoft Office Skills. Jeremy has worked in ServeHope Pte Ltd – Project Assistant/Email Marketing Consultant for 5 years (March 2008 – August 2013). And, Jeremy did a research work for the keyguard at (these)abilites Pte Ltd handling all KeyGuard Operations for 10 months in World United College South East Asia (Tampines Branch). He was Executive Assistant with Vision Strategy Storytelling (3 months, Aug to Oct 2017). Jeremy worked as GB Connector in GrowthBeans Team in Savior-Asia Consulting Pte Ltd (October 2018 to December 2019). Today, he continues to be in GB Youth Organizing Team/as a GB Youth Facilitator in YouthCorps Singapore, a former member of the Special Needs Cluster in YCS, and a Founder in the ground up initiative project called – Project Story for LIFE that serves the Special Needs Community at-large in society today.

Prayer Response to this featured article:
Jesus, test our responsibility as we handle money today;