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Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Financial Crisis

I just came back from Muak Lek, buying some stuff include some of my girlfried favorite thing - she knows what is that. I just withdraw my salary for this month and i receive 80% of it, since the finance office deduct it for several charges that sometimes i dont really understand.
anyway, as we went back my head was asking a question(that nobody asked) upon how money and relationship with God relate to each other.
i often wonder, why those people that seems faithfully giving offering to God, still struggling with financial problem? while others that seems even doesnt care for such thing is often founded to be wealthy and having a good life?
no wonder some atheist ever claim that christianity has sucked people money for benefiting themselves by telling that the money is for God. Even though the fact is, God literally doesnt get any money or even receive any paycheck right?
Therefore i think that money doesnt have that close relationship with how close a person with God.
However, biblical evidence show that many people that considered as "heroes" are often filthy rich, such as Abraham, Job, David, Solomon, and many more.
One thing that i found out that God does provide those who belief in him with adequate supply - but put in mind that God knows what the best for everyone
second, God doesnt work in contract based relationship when you do me something then i must give what you want too - if that is how Gods work, we dont have to do evangelism - people will come to God and give themselves willingly to be accepted in the Family not because they want to, but to earn benefit from God
unfortunately, in this world it is the country that claim themselves to be christian has brought the concept of success as the result of having relationship with God - second these country too has brough the idea of capitalism - where money is literally God and has change the whole economic concept of the world - what a pity
God works in the term of loving relationship - a relationship that more than only valued by money - it might seems idealistic, but that's how God work
During my conversation with Pam the Go Go Girl i met in Patpong, We found out that often good people are those who dont have enough economy strenght.We can say lack of money. i try to find the answer, and i think that God has put a richness that more than only money within us. It is the richness of love. Love is the only thing that cannot be valued by money. Im talking about pure love here - true love that not looking for benefit to themselves. I know some of my friend that can buy "love" - with their richness all girl will easily follow them. But i doubt that is true love and im not talking about those kind of love too.
Yes it is love that really true, coming from heart that God has put within those who are good but found themselves not as rich as other(worse, to those that dont care about God)
I found out too, that offering to God is not measured upon how much you give, but how big your sacrifice is. Why that? Because that measure how much love you have for God.
This thought remind me about the story of that poor widow that giving her last money for food in the bible. Jesus said she was the true giver, because she choose to sacrifice her meal for that day so the money can be offered to God. Contrast with the Pharisees that has given plenty but doesnt cost him anything.
I believe, a true offering is when we are willing to sacrifice a lot for that and not how much on the value side.
Therefore sometimes i was sceptical about people that giving a lot of money for humanity especially movie artist and celebrities. They give a lot for sure, but it doesnt even a sweat for them. I often questioning their motives, i know its bad but i cannot let my brain to not wondering about it. Do they really give it out of their love?
therefore, i think sometimes God put us in financial crisis not to make us get angry at him but to test our love to Him. Well, people can claim im trying to giving excuse for not having good financial strenght but at least im happy for it. This make me more believe the existence of a person named God.

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