What will you do with it?

TODAY'S READING: Titus 3:1-8
I have seen plenty of people go both directions. Whether they are athletes, actors, business leaders, or various others who come into money, I have seen wealthy folks use their money both ways. Some spend it for good things and others waste it.
One athlete will open a center for a poor community. Another will use his riches to buy drugs.
One actor will start a foundation for cancer. Another will buy a huge house to host decadent parties.
One business leader will create a scholarship for children in poverty. Another will waste thousands of dollars on a mistress.
I could go on and on, but you get the idea.
We may look at those people in frustration and wonder why they would waste their riches. But I would ask how often is God frustrated that we waste the riches He blesses us with?
I am not talking about material riches, but rather spiritual riches.
God shows us kindness and love. But how often do we fail to share kindness and love with others?
God saved us because of His mercy. But how often do we fail to be merciful to others?
God forgave us. But how often are we unwilling to forgive others?
If we trust in God, we must live the way He asks. We may never achieve perfection, but we must always strive to follow His lead.
Just like when a person inherits a lot of money, we have been given great riches by God. Through the Holy Spirit we have been given a new life. But what are we going to do with it?
Are we going to spend it on our wicked desires and pleasures? Or will we use what we have to bless others?
The culture we find ourselves in is self-centered. But the God we serve is selfless. Every day we are in a struggle to decide which one we will serve. We have to pick a direction to go. And both is not an option.
When we allow the ways of the world to control our decisions, we will find ourselves filled with evil and envy. But when allow the Holy Spirit to work in our lives, we will overflow with kindness, love, mercy, forgiveness, and more.
God has given you the greatest riches in the world. How are you spending them?

shine!
Jason