How many times have I heard someone say, "If only I could win the lottery... My, my, my, how different life would be?" However, truth be told, how different would life really be?
If we've made a habit of living above our means, no amount of money will ever be enough. The more we have, the more we spend. It's just that simple. Until we make a conscious decision to stop living beyond our means, we will never have "enough!"
If you don't believe me, look at most of those who have won the lottery. Heck, look at many of the celebrities that we admire or hold in high regard. Many of them come from humble beginnings, with meager means. Yet, how many of them are able to sustain their wealth much beyond their last payday? How often do you hear of many of them filing for bankruptcy?
I am convinced that this situation is not circumstantial, but rather, behavioral. It's about us changing our mindsets and viewing things from a different perspective. Making changes in our everyday habits and lifestyles.
Scripture tells us, in 2 Corinthians 9:10, that God gives seed to the sower. I remember hearing Dave Ramsey talk about this. It helped to change my world and view of money. Your whole life could be revolutionized when you stop to ask yourself, "Am I a consumer or a sower?"
Consider the fact that, in Genesis, God told Adam to be fruitful and multiply. Or, the parable of the talents that Jesus told in Matthew 25. We have been entrusted with certain resources in this life. The question is, what will we personally do to increase what has been invested in or entrusted to us?
Jesus said that you cannot put new wine into old wineskins. Old wineskins become hardened and no longer allow room for expansion. If you want to make room for the growth and new thing that God wants to pour into your life, it's time to have a change of heart and mind and see and do things from a new point of view.
Selah.
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