I loved your article and I agree. Wealth and prosperity is a blessing and affords us many things of worth to ourselves and others. Temples are built with the tithing of both the wealthy and the poor. Education, talents, skills and charity can flourish and enrich our lives. I believe the Lord loves to bless His people with the richness of the earth and those things that are beautiful, bring comfort and help us expand our lives and the lives of others as we grow and develop. However, the scriptures teach us that we often lose perspective, priorities, humility, a desire to repent and to seek God’s will when we receive the blessing of wealth. Scriptures testify that wealth is a great test we often fail.
The antidote is to remember God. Ask Him to correct our perspective and to help us continually keep His priorities for us in check. The scriptures teach to seek His will and the kingdom of God first. He can help us see ourselves as we really and what He would have us do to become more like Him. He is the Master; He can teach us how to be good stewards and shepherds as He is. Pres. Benson said, The great task of life is to learn the will of the Lord and then do it….. What is the condition in our lives and homes? Are we striving to put the Lord first and to please Him? To love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength is all-consuming and all-encompassing. It is no lukewarm endeavor. It is total commitment of our very being—physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually…. When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives. Our love of the Lord will govern the claims for our affection, the demands on our time, the interests we pursue, and the order of our priorities." May we all take the antidote to heart and not fall prey to the "test of Gold".
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Cori GrimsmanAugust 18, 2016
I loved your article and I agree. Wealth and prosperity is a blessing and affords us many things of worth to ourselves and others. Temples are built with the tithing of both the wealthy and the poor. Education, talents, skills and charity can flourish and enrich our lives. I believe the Lord loves to bless His people with the richness of the earth and those things that are beautiful, bring comfort and help us expand our lives and the lives of others as we grow and develop. However, the scriptures teach us that we often lose perspective, priorities, humility, a desire to repent and to seek God’s will when we receive the blessing of wealth. Scriptures testify that wealth is a great test we often fail. The antidote is to remember God. Ask Him to correct our perspective and to help us continually keep His priorities for us in check. The scriptures teach to seek His will and the kingdom of God first. He can help us see ourselves as we really and what He would have us do to become more like Him. He is the Master; He can teach us how to be good stewards and shepherds as He is. Pres. Benson said, The great task of life is to learn the will of the Lord and then do it….. What is the condition in our lives and homes? Are we striving to put the Lord first and to please Him? To love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength is all-consuming and all-encompassing. It is no lukewarm endeavor. It is total commitment of our very being—physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually…. When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives. Our love of the Lord will govern the claims for our affection, the demands on our time, the interests we pursue, and the order of our priorities." May we all take the antidote to heart and not fall prey to the "test of Gold".
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