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Originally Posted by A_PoMo
I am a man of means as well but have found my wealth to be a burden rather than a blessing and am actively trying to divest myself of my stuff including my Benz and my Jag.
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Feel free to transfer your assets to me. I am not only a giver, but I am a receiver
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As soon as this durned housing market recovers I'm going to sell my properties and happily join the ranks of the downwardly mobile. I just find material wealth to be a drag on my life and not a blessing because I have come to the conclusion that it is worth nothing.
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You are right that money is worth nothing, this is why I can easily give. Just realize that while wealth is a drag, poverty is a greater drag. The key is not having or not having money. The key is what you are doing with what you have.
Most who have money, their money is their security thus becoming a burden to maintain. Let go of the money (not by going broke) but by not allowing it to control you. I mentioned in another post that which brings more glory, my driving a BMW or a Yugo. In reality I drive a 2003 Buick Regal. It's a nice car, but cars are only a tool. I am not defined by it.
I would rather drive a nice $20K car and put $20K into the Kingdom than drive a $40K car. I have a credit card with a $50K line of credit, but I am not indebted to it.
From a Kingdom standpoint. I want to give a minimum of 51% of my gross income into the Kingdom. So, from a Kingdom standpoint, is it better for me to make $30K, $100K, or $10 million a year? It is obvious that the more I make the better it is for the Kingdom.
The problem is most people can't do what I am doing because of the control of money, which is where the drag is. You see, if you are not free with money the problem is not the money the problem is the heart, which means you won't be free without money.
The reality is if I was making $10 million a year and putting $5.1 million into the Kingdom, I would catch slack from religious people as to why I owned nice things. It's not the money it's the heart. From the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
I guarantee you that the majority of the advocates of the poor who have posted in these threads give very little to the poor. I however help the poor a lot. Which is better for the poor, for me to be broke like them or for me to have more than enough to help them? The answer is obvious.
What I am saying to you is, don't be so quick to try and sell everything and be poor, just be willing to use what you have for the Kingdom. If the Lord wants you to sell it, sell it. If the Lord wants you to sow it, sow it. Be led by the Spirit.