How should I view money and wealth?

All of God’s people experience Him differently.  I often experience the Holy Spirit in a conversation, and recently He led me to start posting some of our conversations.  I speak in italics, and our Lord in bold print. click here to read about how this series came to be.

How should I view money and wealth? What is the right way to think of it?

Always hold it loosely. Live generously. Be a good steward. Don’t enable those in need…empower them. Don’t live in fear. I can take it away at any time. It is not yours, it is mine. As you know. It is a light and momentary thing. This is true not only of affliction, but of all things in this place. Even “financial bounty” is light and momentary compared to what is to come. So small, so insignificant, in view of what lies ahead. Same as with pain. So don’t think of money or wealth as a big deal. It is not. Don’t be puffed up with pride. It is all from me.