Money. Buys necessities. Gives way to wants. Some people are frugal. Some are spenders. Most are somewhere in between. Everyone spends money, though some spend it more freely than others. A $400 vet bill (yowzers) for 2 dogs, shots, medicine, prescription food… keeping them healthy. I’ll gladly pay. Thankful I am able. Looking at garage doors- my heart is drawn to one with pretty designs. I then look at the price tag: $2400- gulp! Keep looking. $600 is better and Pinterest tells me I can make it beautiful for much, much less. I’ll believe Pinterest and will engage my very crafty daughter-in-law for help with this project.
God wants us to work. Some work in the home, some outside the home. To earn a days wage. Either way, money is needed to buy necessities: food, clothing, shelter. If we have the means, to be a giver, to use our money for our good and God’s glory. To tithe. Giving back to Him that which He has blessed us with, gladly.
1 Timothy 6:17-19: “Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment. Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and generous to those in need, always being ready to share with others. By doing this they will be storing up their treasure as a good foundation for the future so that they may experience true life.”