Up from Downs

16 July 2007 – Up from Downs

5 Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said,

“I will never fail you.
I will never abandon you.”^[b]

6 So we can say with confidence,

“The Lord is my helper,
so I will have no fear.
What can mere people do to me?”^[c]

Have you ever heard an untrustworthy saying that Christian should be poor, should not be rich because money is evil? I bet you heard that before, so it is absolutely incorrect! Friends, have you ever heard that God is a prosperous God, he will make us prosper in our belongings? It is exactly what it is, as recorded in the Word of God!

1 Samuel 25:6
“Peace and prosperity to you, your family, and everything you own!

But take note that, we shouldn’t love money, not gain money! Did you realize that? Can you get the point? Yes, I bet you can! God allows us to gain money and allow us to prosper; it is just that we need to treat this with a correct pattern of thinking that was developed long ago, i.e. attitude. We should be satisfied with what we have now, by this God will make us prosper in every aspect of life, notice that it is the every aspects of life! That means it includes wealth, friendship circle, health, etc.

So we will have a confidence in these, we should get rid of our sounds of complaining as God hates complaining! We should be enrolled in the living of Promise Land rather than wandering around the wilderness! God has put in a measure of adversity to all of us, each according to their own fair measure. What we should do is not complaining, but to have a thankful attitude which enable us to have confidence to stand up from where we are!

“Up from downs” gives a meaning of that we can stand UP from the troughs, the deep DOWN valley of life. Yes! As we have faith, and rely on God, we can achieve anything with the one who strengthen us!

Franco