This Week # 2-33

This Week in OFF ROAD we started a new series called “Bling.” We will be looking at how to use money the way God asks us. This week we started the series by looking at whether we are consumers or compassionate. We looked at the parable of the rich fool found in Luke 12, where Jesus tells the man that storing up earthly possessions is foolishness. The charge here is that we should be eternal minded in everything we do, especially our use of money. Are we spend money for eternal purposes or just to satisfy our next craving? But what does that really mean. We then looked at 1 John 3:16-18. These verses stat that we should love others the way Jesus loved us (he gave us everything, his all) so giving our money to the needy, and to God is nothing compared to what Christ did for us. Verse 17 is the most convicting part for me, “If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother in need but shows no compassion, how can God’s love be in that person?” I would encourage you to go through your possession with your child and:

-Evaluate what you have- Look at your stuff and ask, “Is this being used for God’s glory/ to further His kingdom?”
-Pray and ask God what he wants you to sell to give those in need the money
-Listen- when he answers don’t plug your ears, but listen.
-Act- Before the draw of more stuff entangles you act on the promptings of God.

Have a heart of compassion to those in need and not a heart of consumerism of what you want.