Luke 16:13 - "No servant can serve two masters...You cannot serve God and mammon".
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It is always said, "Money is the root of all evil". But let us make it accurate - "LOVE OF MONEY is the root of all evil".
Let us accept it, we need money to live comfortably in this world. We need it to eat, buy clothes and have a roof over our head. Money also make many good things possible. And yet, we should come to realize that money is a good slave, but a terrible master.
So, can you be trusted with small things now? Have you been using your blessings to improve your relationship with the Lord? Or, are you using it for greed, selfishness, gluttony and having yourself the center of everyone's attention?
Let us remember that all blessings we receive are not ours alone, and only entrusted to us, as keepers of God. And we are expected to be responsible in using them, for what we will get in heaven depends on how we use the things here on earth.
Sometimes, we get sidetracked by temptations and eventually commit sins, in the name of money. The desires of the flesh would then slow us down. And worse, we would even put an explanation to everything to justify all of these.
Let us ask our Lord to help us detest these self-centered desires of the flesh. We should all desire Him only and be clothed in His likeness.
"Itigil na natin ang pagiging mukhang pera".
+ Let us pray: Lord God, may I use all the resources You are giving me to uplift the spirit of camaraderie and sharing with others. To show them how You really care and make them aware of Your true love. Detach my mind and my heart from the love of money, fully knowing that it is only You I should love and serve. Amen +
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