Where do we Spend our Money?

This is one of the greatest questions we can ask when we start managing our finances. Where we spend our money tells us what we truly care about. Luke 12:34 states, "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." 

I wrote a post about how all our money is actually God's. We are simply the managers. Since we are managing God's money, we better know where it is going! And we need to make sure that every dollar we spend is honoring God, so that our heart is with God. The first step is doing what the bible says to do with our money! We need to keep track of our expenses with a budget, stop borrowing money and give a tithe. The thing about the tithe is that God doesn't want our money or our stuff. God wants our heart. If all we focus on is getting more stuff then our heart belongs to our things and not to God. Matthew 6:24 confirms this saying, "...you cannot serve both God and money." So although I am on this quest for one million dollars, I will still be giving and still be spending and still be saving but I will do it for the glory of God, not for the accumulation of stuff. If we truly want to honor God, let's start keeping track of our spending and actively see where we are spending God's money. If our spending habits are not where our heart should be, then we need to change them.


--A Future Millionaire