11 Sep 2022
A very rich woman was convicted in court for corruption of very large sum of money. What was most intriguing was the fact that she pleaded that she was poor while wearing a watch costing over two hundred thousand dollars. Also, the bag that she had cost tens of thousand dollars. I guess the definition of poor defers for different people. By her definition, I will be in the extremely poor category.
There are many people who are perpetually worried that they will not have enough money to live. Yet there are others who earn much less than these people but feel that they have enough. So! What gives?
You can put it to the different mindset. With the “half full” or “half empty” mindset, you determine if you have enough. Is that all there is? Mindset?
Well, you can reason as such in a secular world mentality. Then you can decide how you want to save or use your finances. Poor people should just blame themselves for not working hard to earn enough or down right blame their bad fortune.
How should we Christians think then? I would commend to you to trust the Almighty God who owns everything in the entire universe. Nehemiah 9:21 reminds us that the Israelites lacked nothing during the forty years in the wilderness. They had everything that they need. Time and again God had proven Himself faithful in providing for all of us. There will always be enough, if we are willing to trust and obey.
The danger will come when we start to hoard rather than using the finance given to us wisely to store treasures in heaven. What is the use of a big bank balance when the spiritual life rots internally? Why look at the temporal instead of the eternal?
Brothers and sisters, God never fails. His love endures forever. He will never allow us to lack anything necessary. He wants us to do His will; seek first His kingdom and righteousness, and the rest will be added to us. We will always have enough. Have faith my friends.
God bless,
In Christ’s service,
Barry Leong
一位非常富有的妇人在法庭上被控告贪污一笔巨款。最不可思议的是她在求情时说自己是贫穷的,而与此同时,她却戴着价值超过廿万元的手表。另外,她拥有的手提袋也价值十万元。我猜想对贫穷的定义,还真的是因人而异。在她的定义中,我将是属于极度贫穷的类别。
有很多人一直以来都在担忧自己没有足够的钱财过生活。然而却有其他收入比这些人少得多的人却很知足。那又是何解呢?
你可以从不同的观念来看。从“半满”或“半空”的观念模式,你可以决定自己是否是足够的。不就是如此吗?观念模式?
或许,你可以藉着世俗的想法自圆其说。然后你可以决定要怎么样节省钱财或使用财富。贫穷的人只能责怪自己不够努力去赚取更多或直接怪自己的运气很差。
我们身为基督徒又应当怎么想?我会鼓励你信靠这位拥有全宇宙所有一切的全能上帝。尼希米记 9:21提醒我们,以色列人在旷野的四十年里一无所缺。他们拥有所需要的一切。上帝一再供应我们每一个人以证明祂是信实的。如果我们愿意信靠及顺服,总是会足够的。
当我们开始囤积而不是有智慧的使用赐予我们的财富以积财宝在天,危险将会临到。有丰厚的银行余额但属灵生命却腐朽,有什么益处呢?为什么注目于暂时而不是永恒呢?
弟兄姐妹,上帝不会失信。祂的慈爱永远长存。祂不会让我们缺少任何我们所需要的。祂要我们成就祂的旨意;先寻求祂的国和祂的义,这些东西都要加给我们了。我们总会有足够的。要有信心,我的朋友。
上帝赐福,
在基督里同工,
Barry Leong