About seven years ago, I started getting a very strong desire to greatly increase my financial giving to reputable Christian ministries that were spreading the gospel throughout the entire world and helping the poor. But in order to do that, I needed something way beyond the level of income my job was providing. I also had a growing sense that my career was never going to give me the ability to achieve all that God put me here for. Something was missing.
During that time, a question hit me: why is it that almost all the big business ideas, inventions and discoveries all go to secular people who are in many cases hostile to the church and the gospel?! I’m pretty sure some of you have also had that question. Well, in the last several years, I’ve compiled a list of reasons for why that seems to be the case. Continue reading “Why Do So Few Christians Have Serious Wealth or Influence? A Few Observations”
Are you in a waiting period, expecting and hoping for big things, but you have not yet seen them appear yet? Have you ever asked the question about God’s timing in your personal circumstances? Do you believe some things just don’t happen until God decides them? Have you ever wondered what your part is in this, if you even have a part?
If you’re familiar with the Old Testament, you might recognize this line from a king named Nebuchadnezzar. He had a dream so profound that it disturbed him but upon waking up, he had no remembrance of it.
