THE THIN GREEN LINE (2) - SPENDWe always see things that are better than what we have. Our wants require money and sometimes pushes us toward obsession. We are sometimes left still wanting.
There is a difference between need and want. That line becomes blurred sometimes. Stuff isn’t the problem. Our attitude toward the stuff is the problem.
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:19-21 NIV).
"The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!” (Matthew 6:22-23 NIV).
When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it (Genesis 3:6 NIV).
"No one 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” (Matthew 6:24 NIV).
It’s not wrong to want something.
“Everything is permissible”—but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible”—but not everything is constructive (1 Corinthians 10:23 NIV).
Wants turn bad when you place hope of satisfaction in that want. Where do I spend my money?
Don’t allow money to consume your heart. Your heart is tied to your wallet.
How you spend your money is tied to how you see God.