Genesis 39-41; Luke 16

Luke 16:10-12

He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much. Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? And if you have not been faithful in what is another man’s, who will give you what is your own?


How I handle anything is a reflection of who I really am. Whether it's money or posessions or even the attitude I have. Joseph after being sold into slavery, being elevated to the one running Potiphar's affairs, and then being thrown into prison, ( where, by the way he also became a person of great responsibility), was always faithful. Even when nobody else was around and he could have "gotten away with" something. And it seemed he didn't really even have a stake in or recieve a bonus for how well his masters did. But he knew he wasn't really serving these men. He was being faithful to God.

I try to be frugal and a good steward of what I have. I try to be faithful even when nobody is watching. It's hard fighting the feelings of stress when it seems the amounts on the bills are higher than the amount on the paychecks. But I know no matter what the balance in my bank account, the true riches I have been given will never run out. I have such an abundance in them that the more of them I share the more I receive.