What if money were like oxygen? You don’t know where it comes from but it’s
there when you inhale. In fact, you don’t
even have to think about it, it’s just there.
God provides the oxygen we breathe.
He is Jehovah Jireh and provides our finances as we rest in Him (Hebrews
3 and 4).
I’ve noticed Christians, including myself, are not good at
receiving material blessings.
Spiritually we are sponges and can’t get enough of spiritual wealth. But when it comes to material blessings we
wonder if we are presumptuous, managing our finances well, following the Lord’s
will, and second guess if we are hearing Him correctly.
Last night I wrote down the material blessings of this
year. I’m aware of the spiritual
blessings but I thought I should consider what happened materially. I was shocked at all the Lord has done in the
last months. I had finally shrugged my
shoulders to the bank account, which has hovered in a low altitude range since
2010, and simply trusted, in faith, to fix things and purchase things anyway. Money just moved around and was there when I
needed it. I never ran out, like the
jars of oil that kept flowing (2 Kings 4).
In fact, two things that at first appeared to be financially disastrous in
the natural ended up becoming huge financial blessings (Romans 8:28). He used the bad circumstances to bless me
above my imagination. Isn’t that how our
Father is? Wow, silly me how I looked at
the situations at first.
Now, you may say this is another prosperity gospel
message. It’s not. I realize when I’m a very happy Christian, bubbly
with joy, I bless others even more.
People want to be around me even more because I share from my both my
spiritual and material blessings. People
want to come to my house, where they experience His Presence and peace, because
I also put on the Ritz for them and pamper them. When I have something nice I don’t need
anymore, I find a Christian home for it and they are blessed. There are so many ways to give of yourself besides
only money, as I’ve blogged before (see Tithing vs. Giving).
In short, I’ve learned to say “Yes” to God. Several months ago He said I must act and
purchase in faith, then He will provide.
But if I only act and purchase based on my bank account, I will always
be limited by and chained to my bank account.
I’m saying Yes, and the blessings to me and, thus, through me to others,
are overflowing. Wow. All I had to do was treat money like oxygen
and say, “Yes.”
