Colton Moments

I was reading on the internet this morning about financial freedom and contentment and such things – again . I was looking at a site that a friend of mine had told me about because of a book that changed how he looked at life. I’m going to read the book, if I like it, I’ll recommend it here at a future time.

The site did get me thinking, again, about what is important and what isn’t. And how much is important and how much is sufficient and what and how much is really necessary.

Of course, none of these thoughts are new. Not for me, not for anyone reading this, not for the lady writing the blog I read this morning and not for mankind generally. As I thought about the things I had read, I wound up in the book of Micah.

Mic 6:8 “ He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?”

Now in context, Micah was talking about worship. In the previous verses he poses a question about what would be an appropriate offering to bring to God. But the application is even broader. It’s broader because all our lives are affected and shaped by our worship.

The blog I was reading (which was not directed to spiritual matters) raised questions about work, money, savings and prioritizing the things that are important in our lives. If justice, kindness and walking humbly with God are the things that really matter, then my work/money/savings priorities will change. How much time will I put into chasing wealth if the things that are really important are justice kindness and walking with God?

Who and What and how I worship will shape the rest of my life – down to how I earn my living, what I drive and where I spend my time and money.

Or, perhaps more appropriately, where I spend my time and money, what I drive and how I earn my living may well be a very accurate reflection of how and What and Who I worship.

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