Many families struggle to make ends meet, especially with rising prices and stagnant wages. Living paycheck to paycheck is common, and many feel depressed. I’ve been all over the country and have seen many of the homeless and outcasts of society. Those in need often feel unheard and abandoned. However, Jesus provides for those who trust in Him.
A boy had only five loaves of bread and two fish. He gave them to Jesus, and Jesus multiplied the gifts feeding a great crowd with leftovers. We may not have a lot, but God will multiply our talents and treasures if we entrust Him with them.
Trusting in Jesus might possibly help our financial situation, but it will most likely change our priorities in life. Our view of money and wealth changes when our primary goal is getting to Heaven. In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus says, “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” Just as the animals don’t stress about tomorrow, we should also not worry too much about the stresses of life.
When we show love to one person, that love rarely stops with that individual. The person who receives love will most likely pass it on to others. Just as the money we invest grows with interest, good deeds multiply as well. One good deed performed on earth might be worth a thousand good deeds when we get to Heaven. One of my favorite Bible verses is from Matthew 6:20, which says, “Store up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal, for where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.”
Let’s offer up any hardships and sufferings that we have to God. While we should always try to improve our financial situation by gaining knowledge and improving our skills, we should also always strive to improve our spiritual health by learning more about our Father. Whether we are homeless or rich; we all have the same ultimate goal to get to Heaven. People with less wealth have an easier road to Heaven because they are less attached to material things. The more we latch on to the pleasures of this world, the more we risk getting distracted from our prime directive. This life is so short compared to the eternity we will hopefully spend in Heaven. We just need to endure the suffering in this short life and we will be rewarded abundantly for the rest of eternity.
