You’ve got to balance faith with works, and good Christianity with good credit. Some things God will do for you; other things, He expects you to do for yourself. In the wilderness He fed His people manna from heaven, but when they reached The Promised Land, they had to go out and work for it!
Two things determine your future: your purpose and your maturity. Like any good father, God will give you only what He knows you can handle. For example, if you’ve the faith to pray for, and receive finances, but not the discipline to balance your checkbook or live within your means, your blessings will be withheld. God won’t pour new wine into old wineskins.
It’s poor stewardship to sport a Rolex, but not be able to pay your child support, or keep the lights on. Furthermore, what you wear isn’t the measure of your faith, and what you drive doesn’t represent your status before God.
Good stewardship is more than just giving offerings in church; it’s having a plan for your family’s future and the wisdom to live by it. It was because Joseph had a God-given plan for the future, that he and his family prospered, in spite of a worldwide depression.
Bigger isn’t necessarily better, unless it’s having a bigger purpose than the one you’ve got. The question is not how much do you want, but how much do you need, to fulfil God’s will? God will only prosper you for two reasons: (1) So that you can help to bring others into His kingdom, and (2) to show the world what it’s like to live by His principles.
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