Can We be Trusted with God’s Money?

The more I write and meditate on the concept of money, the more I realize that it is not mine to do with as I wish. Christians know that all money is God’s money. After all, everything in the world was created by God (the basic elements) and is owned by God.

It’s all God’s money. So, what are we to do with it? We are entrusted with money to do with it as God wills. With every transaction we make, we should be asking the question of whether or not the purchase is glorifying God.

Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. -Luke 16:10 NIV

Then we come to the verse above. Some of us are plain broke and others are quite wealthy. I’ve found that a lot of faithful people do good things with money once they acquire it. Likewise, those who are poor managers of money in the beginning tend to not to use it wisely when they acquire it.

I think this verse teaches us to be trustworthy in even the small things. That way, when we acquire large sums of money through hard work and diligence, we won’t continue in our squandering. My prayer is that no matter what our financial circumstances, we can use money in a way that reflects God’s wisdom.

Remember that the small things matter. They matter a lot.