The Heart of Savings

What I am going to talk about is a tough issue to teach and explain. The reason why it is hard is because it is a balancing act.

Savings is important but not at the cost of replacing the hope we have in Christ with our "stuff."

Proverbs 21:20 "In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has."

This is saying save for a rainy day. This is where I got the concept of an Emergency Fund from.

However, there is a flipside to this that was brought up in my life group last Wednesday. When we put our hope in that to take care of us we now have a new issue to work on and some might even go as far to say they don't need God.

Matthew 6:19 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal."

I cannot stress this enough. You SHOULD do things like save money. Scripture is clear and calls that wisdom. But DO NOT put your trust and hope in that because our stuff on earth is so fragile. It can be given then taken away in a blink of an eye.

God loves his children and loves us enough to teach us what is best for us. Just like a father telling his daughter to not play on the roof. The daughter will say things like, "Why are you ruining my fun" or "You are so mean, why are you against me." Then the father will reply, "I know what is best for you even when you don't, I love you, and because of that you need to go sit in the corner."

It's discipline but it's love.

Proverbs 12:1 "Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid."

I want you to save money AND put your hope in Jesus and not on Earthly things. Look for discipline in this; our hearts will fight this and as a Christ Follower you should be constantly growing in this area.