The Treasure Principle

This is a book by Randy Alcorn that I have been wanting to read for about 2 years now, and have finally read it!  A  powerful book on the eternal perspective of money.  It suggests these 6 Treasure Principle Keys:

#1 God owns everything.  I'm His Money Manager.

#2 My heart always goes where I put God's money.

#3 Heaven, not Earth, is my home.

#4 I should live not for the dot but for the line (the "dot" being our life here on Earth, and the never ending "line" thereafter representing our eternal life in heaven).

#5 Giving is the only antidote to materialism.

#6 God prospers me not to raise my standard of living, but to raise my standard of giving.

I still have a lot to think about on this.  But one thing I know for sure is that Jason and I want to be more generous. We want to give more, and not care about the "things" we have (I've been really wanting to buy a sofa online that we don't "need" and am struggling with the fact that we don't have money for it.) We want to see God provide in incredible ways only so that we can give more again and bless others as God continues to bless us.  I love what Randy Alcorn says, "God distributes wealth unevenly not because He loves some of His children more than others, but so His children can distribute it to their brothers and sisters on His behalf...Abundance isn't God's provision for me to live in luxury. It's His provision for me to help others live" (pg. 75).

Malachi 3:10 has always been a favorite of mine, "Test me in this...and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have enough room for it."  I'm excited for us to test the LORD with our finances and watch and be amazed at how He will prove Himself faithful.  Stay tuned.