Let me first say that I am no expert on money, as you will see very shortly. Money is a very tricky thing, it seems as if the more money that you have the more money that you want. I really don't understand this concept which is maybe why I can never save any money. As a leader in the Church I don't look at this as a good trait to have, Lord knows if I could figure out how to get my finances on track I believe that my life would be a lot less stressful.
Why is it that we feel that we must get up in the morning and put on expensive clothing, to walk out of our huge homes, to get in our fancy car, to drive to Starbucks and pay five dollars for a ten-cent cup of coffee, to work at who knows what job, to get back into our fancy car and stop by Starbucks to have something to drink on the way home, to come home and relax in front of our 52" flat screen LCD TV, which is hooked up to the cable with every channel imaginable, and even if we missed something during the day we could probably find it on our DVR. If that was not enough entertainment then we could listen to our XM radio, or play Xbox Live because we all know that we can't have a home that does not have high speed internet access. Oh, did I mention that if one person in the family is doing this in the living room that I'm sure everyone else could probably just go to another room in the house and do those same things if not more.
Please do not take this the wrong way, most of what was mentioned above is from my very own home. The point is this, that with all that we have sometimes we feel as if we are poorest people on the planet because we don't have some of the same things that other people have. At no point did God say that the things listed above were necessary for life. I read the first two chapters of Esther this morning and couldn't help but to see how the Queen at first had it all they had this huge celebration going on and people were eating and drinking and have a great time. But if you will remember it wasn't but a couple of days from which the queen was gone and Esther was in enjoying that lifestyle. I've seen this exact same thing happen in my life over and over again. Just when I believe that I have arrived and have everything that I could ask for or imagine it gets taken away because God is keeping my humble, and due to poor choices I have made in the past. This also goes the other way thankfully, that when I believe that I can't make another payment or pay for anything else, God provides just what I need and often times a little extra.
My advice for today keep your head up and keep working hard, because who knows you may just be sitting and eating with the KING tomorrow.
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