Aspire to Live a Balanced Financial Life

How much is enough?

It’s challenging to determine a balanced financial position. Are we accumulating too much? Are we protecting rather than just providing? How much should we leave our children? How much should we invest or hold for retirement? Answers vary for everyone and should be prayed over and discussed with wise, godly counselors. We’re to work and provide for our loved ones while keeping a humble dependence on God. Affluence presents the greatest threat to our walk with the Lord. For “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be.” (Matthew 6:21)

We should not depend on the government, the church, or others when we have the ability to work and provide, or the opportunity to advance our education. Laziness is unacceptable. Decisions about future provision vary according to our circumstances. God’s plan for our life will determine necessary lifestyle adjustments. At the very minimum, we should implement plans to save for upcoming needs and emergencies. Then, we can focus on long-term saving and investing.

Remember, God owns everything and only gives us what we can handle. As we prove to be more trustworthy, He entrusts more to us, and He expects multiplication as seen in the parable of the talents. We have enough, according to 1 Timothy 6:18-19, when we can “do good, be rich in good works, be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for ourselves as a good foundation for the future, so that we may take hold of that which is truly life.” Let’s aspire to live that way!

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