Wesley Challenge_Day 6

Do I pray about the money I spend?

FRIDAY – 01.08.21 • Read Luke 12:13-15
John Wesley famously said, “Gain all you can, save all you can, and give all you can.” That was why he included the question, “Do I pray about the money I spend?” To pray about the money we spend means that we go to God realizing that we do not possess any money of our own. Rather, we are simply holding God’s money for the purposes of God’s work in the world.
⇒ What inner reactions did you have to Wesley’s statement, “Gain all you can, save all you can, give all you can”? Which dimensions of Wesley’s guideline most surprised
or challenged you? How does this approach to handling money match up with advice you get from financial publications, websites or advisers? In what ways does it differ?
⇒ Evaluate your recent spending. How closely do your habits align with Wesley’s advice? Make a three-column chart: Gain, Save, Give. In each column, estimate the amounts you have gained, saved, and given in the past year. How do you believe your spending habits, as they might be reflected in this new year’s chart, might change if you prayed daily about the money you spent?

Prayer: God, I want to be a sensible steward of all you have provided. Protect me from an attitude marked by greed. May I grow toward faithful generosity, spending whatever money you entrust to me in a way that brings glory to you. Amen.