Not, how much of my money will I give to God, but, how much of God’s money will I keep for myself?
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes a mindset of stewardship rather than ownership, urging individuals to consider how they use resources entrusted to them.
John Wesley's quote challenges conventional thinking about wealth and generosity. It provokes reflection on the relationship between personal finance and faith, suggesting that rather than simply deciding how much to give away, individuals should consider how much of what they possess is truly theirs, as it all ultimately belongs to God. This calls for a sense of responsibility towards the resources we have, encouraging a more thoughtful approach to money and generosity.
In practice
During a church service when discussing financial stewardship.
I continue to dream and pray about a revival of holiness in our day that moves forth in mission and creates authentic community in which each person can be unleashed through the empowerment of the Spirit to fulfill God's creational intentions.
I plainly felt that, had God given me such a retirement with the companion I desired, I should have forgotten the work for which I was born and have set up my rest in this world.
I asked long ago,'What must I do to be saved?' The Scripture answered, 'Keep the commandments, believe, hope, love.' I was early warned against laying, as the Papists do, too much stress on outward works, or on a faith without works, which as it does not include, so it will never lead to true hope or charity.
Prayer is where the action is.
I saw that giving even all my life to God (supposing it possible to do this and go no further) would profit me nothing unless I gave my heart, yea, all my heart, to Him.
In using all means, seek God alone. In and through every outward thing, look only to the power of His Spirit, and the merits of His Son. Beware you do not get stuck in the work itself; if you do, it is all lost labor. Nothing short of God can satisfy your soul. Therefore, fix on Him in all, through all, and above all...Remember also to use all means as means-as ordained, not for their own sake.
I lay puzzle as I backtrack to earlier times, Nothing's equivalent to the New York state of mind
Sin is the reason we are racist, prejudiced, and lie to cover for our own.
We've had a debate about immigration in New Zealand for some time. Now what we're trying to champion in that conversation is a recognition that New Zealand has been built off immigration. I myself am a third-generation New Zealander.
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
Everything is explained now. We live in an age when you say casually to somebody 'What's the story on that?' and they can run to the computer and tell you within five seconds. That's fine, but sometimes I’d just as soon continue wondering. We have a deficit of wonder right now.
A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.
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