“The RoseBouquet”

Oh no! We’ve got to choose. We can’t devote ourselves to serving God and also chase after wealth. Isn’t that disappointing? Most of us would like to accomplish both. Why can’t we do both, serve God wholeheartedly, and make lots of money?

Because they are so opposite. Serving God involves so much dying to self and giving away, while serving money goals involves much more attention to self and getting ahead. Ambition is key there.

Believe me, I’ve been trying to combine both, but simply time-wise I keep running into clashes. I still give my service to God priority when there is a conflict, but that means that my business efforts fall behind or get neglected. I keep setting up fresh business goals, with new deadline dates, and although I’m making some progress, compared to most others I’m a dismal failure at turning a good profit. At the same time, my ministry efforts are getting less than 100% from my time and energy.

I’m willing to agree now; it is impossible to be equally devoted to both God and making money. You will have to choose one over the other many times. Why does that bring tears to my eyes? Am I really mourning the loss of my wealth goals? Or, can I turn them over to the Lord, and watch Him do some fascinating miracles in providing for the funds I hoped to rake together to give to Him?

Do You also have these subtle conflicts in your life? You may have started out with noble dreams of earning wealth to give to God too. Are you ready to admit the Lord is right? We can’t have both of these priorities. One will have to yield for the other.

But God is holy and well worth placing Him as our God over all! We shall not be sorry if we make Him our God above all Gods.

PRAYER: Oh Lord God of all my life, I want to give You the top priority from now on. I would rather serve You than the goal of money, and the making of it. You know I still need lots of it to accomplish great service to You, but I’ll trust You to provide as I honour You.

+++++Jesus is my King+++++Jesus is my King+++++

Blessings on you Today!
Ruth Marlene Friesen

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You know what, I really wish for you at least one good, mature, helpful friend that you can see and touch, but better still is if you know Jesus as your closest, dearest Friend. He’ll never fail you!