MLR 2023-Lagos Center7

Money: A Helpful Servant, But A Dangerous Master
Money can be useful, just like fire. Fire cooks our food and serves our household well, but if it escapes control, it can destroy the entire house. In the same way, money is beneficial when kept in its proper place, but destructive when it rules our lives.
A spiritually mature person says:
“Money will not control my thoughts, emotions, or decisions. I will use money, but I will not serve it.”
We need money to live on earth, but it must remain under our authority — never above it.
The Bible even speaks about gold in Heaven, yet it describes streets made of gold. Gold is beneath the feet of heavenly-minded people; it does not rule them. That is the difference between a spiritual Christian and a worldly Christian. One keeps wealth under his feet, while the other carries it constantly in his mind.Money: A Helpful Servant, But A Dangerous Master
Money can be useful, just like fire. Fire cooks our food and serves our household well, but if it escapes control, it can destroy the entire house. In the same way, money is beneficial when kept in its proper place, but destructive when it rules our lives.
A spiritually mature person says:
“Money will not control my thoughts, emotions, or decisions. I will use money, but I will not serve it.”
We need money to live on earth, but it must remain under our authority — never above it.
The Bible even speaks about gold in Heaven, yet it describes streets made of gold. Gold is beneath the feet of heavenly-minded people; it does not rule them. That is the difference between a spiritual Christian and a worldly Christian. One keeps wealth under his feet, while the other carries it constantly in his mind.

Do Not Love Money
Jesus issued a profound warning in Matthew 6:19–21:

“Do not accumulate treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. Instead, accumulate treasures in Heaven… For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

The issue at hand is not the possession of money; the real danger lies in loving it. Possessing wealth is not a sin, but allowing it to captivate your heart is spiritually perilous.

One simple method to discern where our heart truly lies is to examine our thoughts. What occupies our mind more frequently — earthly possessions or heavenly things? If we constantly ponder properties, savings, business profits, investments, and material success more than God and eternity, then our treasure is likely on earth.
Our reactions to money also reveal our spiritual condition. If a minor financial loss ruins our peace, or a financial gain suddenly elates us beyond measure, it may indicate that our joy is tied to material things instead of Christ.
Many years ago, after receiving a small financial gift, I sensed the Lord asking me, “Has your joy increased because of this money?” Immediately, conviction filled my heart because I realized that my happiness had risen due to financial gain.

That experience taught me an indelible lesson: true joy must emanate from the Lord alone, not from money.
The Bible commands believers to “rejoice in the Lord always.”
God remains immutable, so our joy should remain steady whether we gain money or lose it. If our happiness fluctuates with profit and loss, then money has quietly usurped God’s place in our hearts.

Where you are is not who you are.
Some people are not empty
they are just in a season no one understands.

Dreams delayed.
Voices unheard.
Purpose waiting.

A king in hiding is still a king.
The street is not your end.
It’s a phase… not your final place.

So if life has you in a position that doesn’t match what you carry, don’t lose yourself.

Your crown still exists and one day, what’s inside you will speak so loud the world won’t be able to ignore it.

I recommend that you all watch Kings on the street
Link in the comment.

Shalom!

“Fill my cup Lord” is not just a song, but a daily posture, because a Spirit-filled life produces a flow that can not be manufactured.

Every anointing has a purpose, and when it is used outside that assignment, it loses direction.

So the reminder is simple: don’t misplace what heaven has entrusted, and real growth often looks like focus, not comparison, just steady alignment and obedience.

Ask yourself...
Am I aligned, or just active?

Bro Gbile Akanni