As each day comes and goes I am more and more aware that my college career is rapidly coming to an end. In the midst of this time in my life I am overwhelmed with post-graduation thoughts and concerns, primarily in the aspect of finances.
Where will I find employment?
Will I ever get these wretched loans paid off?
Should I move home after I graduate?
Will I ever be able to afford the future life I've created for myself on Pinterest?!
I am sure that many of you can relate!
...and then it hits me. Matthew 6:24
"No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate one and love the other, or you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money."
As Christians we are so quick to preach this, but how easy it is for this generation to fall captive to money! We spend 4 (or more) years preparing to walk across the stage for a piece of paper that certifies the time, effort, energy and finances we have sacrificed to attain an education which we hope will bring us to a state of financial stability and success in our careers. Of course we are going to be driven by money, success is measured by money. This has been drilled into our brains since our kindergarten teacher asked us "what do you want to be when you grow up?"...and so the seed has been sewn. It's like the ultimate rat race; we are mice on a wheel chasing cheese and once we get it, we only want more of it. It's a toxic cycle of "make more money, have more nice things", what beautiful music to Satan's ears. I think our viewpoints on money and success would be vastly different if we chose to view it as a resource from God that He has entrusted to us, instead of the earnings of our hard work. Just as we are accountable when we borrow something from a friend, we will be held accountable for the way we handle all the resources that God has blessed us with.
This ultimate dichotomy is a matter of perspective and choice. We can choose now to be a slave for God who is free from anxiety and seek first the Kingdom of Righteousness and everlasting treasure, while always remembering that our resources are not our own. Or we can be held captive by greed and perpetual anxiety, failing to acknowledge God and therefore blind to His eternal order and living as self pleasing individuals. Right here is where rubber meets the road. Who are you choosing to serve?
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