Love Of Money | How To Avoid The Temptation Of Love Of Money | Pastor Princewill Afolabi
Channel: Princewill Afolabi Ministries [PAM]
Date: 2023-05-07

Min: Pastor Princewill Afolabi
Topic: How To Avoid the Temptation of Love of Money
Text: Luke 16:13,
7th day of May, 2023

- Money is a master as God too is a master. That’s why no one can serve two masters at the same time.
- You will have to make a choice of who you are to submit the leadership of your life to.
- As a believer, you are expected to choose who you submit the authority of your life to. Everybody needs to understand that we have the choice to choose whom we serve.
Money is the reason why a lot of people have fallen into error. The money temptation is so terrible that even several 

Is money demonic? Ecclesiastes 7:12kjv; 10:19kjv.

Money is not demonic. Let everybody know that money is not Satan.
Money is a defense. There are some things you cannot be defended from when there is lack of money.

Why then is money seen as evil. 1 Timothy 6:10
Love of money is when people allow their love of money to block their conscience. You don’t care who you hurt or what you do.
It is not money that is wrong but the kind of love you have for it.
People choose to kill or rob other human today because of the love of money. People break rules.

As a Christian, we should be different. We should not behave as if our conscience is blocked.

What is the temptation of the love of money?
It is when the devil trickily or boldly put financial opportunities at points where you have to commit sin for you to get it.
That’s why you as a child of God, wake up! Don’t let the devil get you anymore. Pass your test.

How then will you as a believer guide yourself from falling into the temptation of the love of money?

1. You need the guidance of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Ghost is to do 2 things for us.
i. Remind you of what the bible says.
ii. Reminds of what you need to do
When you are facing temptation, it is difficult to get who you tell you the truth because you might be talking to the wrong person.

2. It is important you know how to avoid any expenses that will drive you out of your financial capacities. Don’t deceive yourself. Financial temptation will keep coming but if you live your size per time, you will not fall.

3. Understand that at times the defense of your faith in Christ will make you lose certain things that ordinary man sees as opportunity. 
There are times you lose natural things in the defense of your faith.

4. Avoid corrupt friends. Evil communication is dangerous. When you are keeping corrupt friends, you are giving the devil opportunity and chance to tempt you more. Who is your friend?

5. Stop believing that you can only become rich illegitimately. 

There are principle of finance that can make you rich

i. Principle of competence. Sharpen yourself very well that people come back again

ii. When you do a business transaction and make profit, divide it to 3. The first should go to your savings (there could be eventualities, sudden opportunities) second your expenses and the third part into your business.


6. You need legitimate ways or sources of making money. What are you doing to make money? If you don’t have anything doing to make money and the devil tests you with money, you are most likely to fall.
And whatever you are doing, be proud of it.

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