Over the course of our marriage, my wife and I have had many financial struggles through which she’s always reassured me over and over again that “our love is more important than money.”
Indeed, that is true, and I’m sure most people would agree. But it is also precisely because of our love that we’ve never had much money. We have always tried to practice generosity – sometimes willingly; sometimes begrudgingly, but always lovingly.
The Bible asks us a very pointed question in 1 John 3:17 that we have always taken seriously: “If anyone has material possessions and sees a person in need and does not help him, then how can God’s love be in that person?” The answer the Bible gives us quite simply is, “It can’t.”
What you do with your money shows what you love. But love is more important than anything, especially money.
