The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. Psalm 24:1
“I immediately figured out why I suffered from an anxiety attack: I was on a revenue split model with God. The first 10% was His, and the other 90% was mine. How I saved it, spent it, invested it, and so on, was my business, thank you very much.
It was not that I had ever heard what was said before, but it finally REALLY sank in that EVERYTHING I have belonged to God. Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will leave this world, I was reminded that I am merely God’s fund manager.
What a relief that is! The 90% also belongs to God, and therefore every spending and saving decision is a spiritual one. God has promised to take care of all my needs (but not necessarily my wants), and let me tell you that is the most comforting thought in the world.”
Roger Lam in Lost and Found: Money vs. Riches – A Journey from Slavery to Mastery (Nashville: Elm Hill, 2018) 29-30.
Roger is a dear friend and an amazing communicator from Hong Kong. His book which chronicles his journey from slavery to mastery of money is a real page-turner.
Today’s excerpt is timely in light of our continued COVID-19 crisis. The mindset and behavior of people appears to be unraveling globally. Especially in hard times, each of us must not forget the most comforting thought in the world: “God has promised to take care of all my needs.” He cares more for you and me more than we care for ourselves and for our loved ones.
When we couple this thinking, as Roger keenly does, with the point that everything belongs to God, we find our place and purpose, especially in times of crisis. We are here to offer hope and help.
Speaking of hope and help, later this month Roger and I will do a GTP webinar serving Hong Kong and the world on this topic with Trevor Lui and Ereny Monir.
If you are doing a lot of reading during these days where we are safer at home, get this book, and the sequel, Lose to Find: Change of Control. Read them both if you have not read them. I am recommending them to my Faith and Finances students now.