money

Money is a cheap but powerful substitute for Jesus, and wielding money is intoxicating, but it won't usher in the kingdom of God, nor will it ensure eternal treasures.

You give your way out of poverty but you sacrifice your way to wealth.

Here__ the thing: You can be materialistic and poor. You can also be content and rich. It has nothing to do with your income and it has everything to do with your heart. You don__ need to earn more money in order to be generous with your money. Some people use that as an excuse to be greedy. Jesus seemed to believe that the key to generosity wasn__ having more, but being content with what you already have.

We always want what is not ours. It__ intriguing. We think if we can just get that, we__l finally be happy. The lure of what we do not have is deceptive.True freedom, however, is found in being content with what we already have. Can you imagine it? Can you imagine being whole, complete, fulfilled - content with what you already have? It sounds too good to be true.Utter satisfaction? That is freedom.That is what everyone is searching for.Where, though, can you find this kind of contentment?I've noticed that the more I__e come to know Jesus, the less I've desired material things.Materialism is what happens when you find your joy in things. Contentment is what happens when you find your joy in Jesus. They__e complete opposites. You can easily differentiate a materialistic person from a content person.

I want to go much further than that. I want to point out that when Jesus spoke, whether it be of blessing or wealth or prosperity or what-have-you, He was rarely speaking of what is physical, what is tangible, what is seen.I don__ think Jesus was nearly as concerned with our circumstances as He was with our character.With Jesus, it__ all about what__ on the inside. It always has been. It always will be. When He promised us blessing and wealth and prosperity, the very last thing He was talking about was money.

Jesus_ idea of blessing is completely contrary to ours. It has nothing to do with what we have, and everything to do with who we are.

Jesus seemed to believe that the key to generosity wasn__ having more, but being content with what you already have.

Part of the treasure in heaven that Jesus talks about is the feeling of purpose and satisfaction a person has when they know they are performing the will of God. Those who put themselves and money first often complain about life feeling empty and meaningless. Jesus pays those who serve him with meaning and spiritual abundance in their lives and hearts instead of money.

The basic question is not how much of our money we should give to God, but how much of God's money we should keep for ourselves.

A Bank is but a college of Fiscal Magic.

Earn Nicely, spend wisely and you will live happily.

Success is subjective. Your dream bank balance could be someone else__ nightmare.

Why help make big companies bigger when you can get the same thing from the little guy and actually help someone accomplish their dream?

The poorest person on earth is not the person who has no job, no cars, no money and no house. The poorest person is the one who has no vision. Visionlessness is poverty in disguise.

The best way to easily identify a counterfeit currency is to have a full exposure to the original currency. If you don't know your true vision, any satanic vision can cross your way and you might not know it.

If I am to choose between integrity and wealth, I will go for integrity because I believe that lack of integrity is the first killer of wealthiest dreams!

It does not pay away a penny from you to say "am sorry", "I won't do that again"! It does not take away your integrity to appreciate the very little that you have obtained from someone, even if it's not much! True humility speaks "little is enough if God is in it.

The emptiness of your pocket is not a recipe for you to discount the value of your passion!