The Treasure Principle

Quotes and thoughts from "The Treasure Principle".

Like Christ
"Gaze upon Christ long enough and you'll become more of a giver. Give long enough, and you'll become more like Christ."
Good point.


Gain
"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain with he cannot lose."
"Giving doesn't strip me of vested interests; rather, it shifts my vested interests from earth to heaven - from self to God."
What we do is for gain. One gain can be for ourselves. A better gain is when that gain is in God's Kingdom and for Him and not me.
Pursuit of gain is not sinful. The gain must be for God's Kingdom.


Owner and Money Manager.
It is all God's. When we use our/his money it should be used in light of it being his that he has granted to us to use for him.


Practical Principles for thought

Don't buy anything you won't loan. If you are going to be too protective of something so much that you won't let someone else use it this is a problem. Comes back to thinking that it is yours. Not that it is yours on loan from God.

Don't buy anything that you would be upset if someone you had given money to used that money for. Don't buy a bedroom suit that if you gave someone else some money and they bought that bedroom set you would be made for their extravagant use of the money.
Kristen was great when she pointed out to me that if we did this we would have forgotten that we are doing the exact same thing with God. He has given us money and we would be using it to make extravagant and unnecessary purchases. I really like this principle.