For there was not a needy person among them, for all who were owners of land or houses would sell them and bring the proceeds of the sales and lay them at the apostles’ feet, and they would be distributed to each as any had need. Acts 4:34-35
“At the center of a biblical perspective on money and possessions is a deep awareness that none of it really belongs to us. There is no such thing as “self-made” success. We are stewards of things that have been placed in our hands by an extravagantly generous God who trusts us to use things that ultimately belong to God in ways that satisfy God’s good intentions, not just our own.”
James A. Harnish in Earn. Save. Give.: Wesley’s Simple Rules for Money (Nashville: Abingdon, 2015) 83.
This morning I return to San Diego to meet up with our dear daughter Sophie and drive part of the way home with her. We hope to make it back to Denver by Saturday night. She’s had a great first year of school. What I love most is that she doesn’t see herself as a “self-made” success, but one who endeavors to grow as a faithful steward whose generosity accomplishes “God’s good intentions” and not just her own.