13 “No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.”
Luke 16:13
Jesus gives a parable about a manager and how he deals with money. Knowing that his time at his job is coming to an end, the manager deals with all the people who owe his master money and settle debts. I'm not sure whether or not the people who owed his master money were going to pay anytime soon, but he gave incentives to them to pay up and also gain friendship.
Jesus says
9 I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.
Rather than being so consumed with money, the manager did what he can to gain favoritism. Money did not dictate his actions, but used it to make friends. Likewise when I gain money, I mustn't be so consumed with gaining more and being worldly successful, but focus on using that money to build connections and further his kingdom. Lately i've been struggling with the drive for success and at times it has been consuming me. I know money isn't a bad thing, but the struggles that come with gaining material wealth has its issues too.
Father help me to focus more on you. Help me to seek you first and your kingdom. I know I haven't been tithing as regularly so I pray that you'd help me to be more responsible in giving back to you. In your name I pray
Amen
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