Comments on: Where do you draw the line between needs and wants?

By: willie

willie — Sat, 21 May 2011 04:35:32 +0000

god has always supplied me with what i need but not always my wants and i have found that even when finances get tight and thay do for all of us from time to time, it seams their is no way you will meet all your obligations financally when i dont shot my ties the funds always seem to work them self out. ex: we shorted a medical bill we have been paying on for over 3yrs now at 250.00 per month and we just didnt have it and asked god to take care of it,well that was on friday and on wensday we recived a letter from the financial dept at the hospital and it stated ” our records show their has been a continues payment from april 2008 and their was no medical insurance and we are giveing you a for giveness of service for the amount of 21,245.21 and you account with this instatution is paid in full.” so when people tell me or sy god doesnt make a differance , I tell them he is grater than any pay check or finest thing in this life. so i conclusion of my exsperance in this life is when you put god first and for most above all other things he will take care of any concern you have, so trust god and he will come threw even when their seam no way out.

By: Dwight

Dwight — Thu, 19 May 2011 12:01:57 +0000

Augustine said, “It is not a matter of possession but of desire.
For one man may have much money on him but no greed in him,
Another may have no money on him but much greed in him.”

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 16 May 2011 16:08:35 +0000

There are some item’s that are necessities and there are some that fall in the category of wants. When you do the necessities food,shelter, tithe, savings,car,. Then you can have a want list after you pay or divide the rest of the money into section’s so that you have money for emergencie’s.

If you put your money where it is needed you may have to wait for a want list item. Taking care of your needs is the major concern I think.

You may have to wait awhile before you can get that want item.

By: Bernadette Brown

Bernadette Brown — Fri, 13 May 2011 18:47:41 +0000

Money is a resource.If we were to use money only to meet our subsistence needs and give the rest away, that would be easy. Someone else would have to decide how to use it!

I have been asking God to show me what idols I have been pursuing. He has made it clear through scripture that the answer can be found by asking what I am willing to sacrifice my resources to.

How we choose to spend the resources God gives us demonstrates what we value and who we serve. It’s not as simple as giving the rest away. The complexity of taking responsibility for the resources with which He entrusts us, requires a close relationship with Him. His plans for us are truly beautiful and amazing!

By: Carlos

Carlos — Wed, 11 May 2011 19:25:53 +0000

There isn’t a problem with being rich (or poor) but there is a problem in making money our focus (master) and there both rich and poor fall.

By: Alexander

Alexander — Sat, 07 May 2011 13:29:19 +0000

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms on the Earth! Tomorrow is Mothering Sunday and I know that eventhough it is celebrated on a different dates depending on your location, I just want to greet all our mothers on this special day!

By: Stephen Roberts

Stephen Roberts — Thu, 05 May 2011 15:23:59 +0000

2 Co 8:9 says that Jesus became poor that ye through his poverty might become rich. Some are called to be priests and some kings. Those who are kings are entrusted with wealth and have a responsibility to edify God’s kingdom financially. They are also blessed to enjoy the fruit of their wealth for their good stewardship of God’s blessings. I don’t believe there is anything wrong with having material possessions as long as they don’t have you.

By: henry cue

henry cue — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:19:51 +0000

is it not everything was created by God for his own purpose and glory? is it not God did not make tithing mandatory? is it not also God wants us to have faith in him not as a robot? is it not on all things God searches our hearts? if the bottom line is for us to do everything on a willing basis from the heart, why does man create his own problem? maybe it is of utmost urgency we should ask God to change us without delay and discard from our puny little minds our notion we are somebody when in fact we are nobody without Christ Jesus! therefore, we should thankfully tell The Lord from our hearts how grateful we are for his blessings and to ask from him the wisdom on how we could serve him. in that regard, ask The lord to help us budget our blessings to know our needs and to tithe and to bless others in His name! just my 2 cents.

By: henry cue

henry cue — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:01:51 +0000

Luke 21:1-4.
it is all about your relationship to Christ Jesus! He searches the hearts of everyone.

By: Brad

Brad — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 06:19:54 +0000

I don’t think there’s any doubt that the N.T. teaches a life of sacrifice. Obviously each of us must determine what we should keep for ourselves and what we should give to others or to ministry, but there are a great many things we consider almost sacrosanct in our culture that find no precedent in Scripture and could be foregone if our priorities were different: vacations, retirement, recreation, hobbies, etc…