How Much Does God Want Us to Keep?

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by Rob West

The American dream is often described in terms of attaining a certain lifestyle. The nice house. The fancy car. The attractive spouse. The adorable children. And once that lifestyle is achieved, the dream expands. Maybe it now includes an annual trip abroad. And a golf club membership. And a bigger diamond ring. You get the idea.

As long as we are chasing after a lifestyle-based standard, we'll never truly be content.

But what if we dared to dream a different dream?

It wasn't long after I first met Ron Blue, the father of biblically wise financial planning, that I was challenged to answer an important question: How much is enough? It is a radical question. It feels almost un-American. But in reality, it is a very important question for every Christian.

The problem is that, when it comes to our relationship with money, most Christians start with an erroneous assumption. We start by thinking our objective is to figure out how much God wants us to give away. It places a huge weight of responsibility on our shoulders (and keeps the controls firmly in our hands). Somewhere along the line, we managed to get things backwards.

Please click here to read the full article, where it was originally posted by The Christian Post.