One of the ways of manifesting and maintaining the crucifixion of the flesh is never to use money to gratify it. And the way to conquer every temptation to do so is to have the heart filled with large thoughts of the spiritual power of money. If you would learn to keep the flesh crucified, refuse to spend a penny on its gratification. As much as money spent on self may nourish and strengthen and comfort self, so money sacrificed to God may help the soul in the victory that overcomes the world and the flesh. Our whole life of faith may be strengthened by the way we deal with money.
Many people have to be engaged continually in making money.
By nature the heart is dragged down and bound to earth in dealing with what is the very life of the world. It is faith that can give a continual victory over temptation. Every thought of the danger of money, every effort to resist it, every loving gift to God helps our life of faith. We look at things in the very light of God. We judge of them as out of eternity, and the money passing through our hands and devoted to God may be a daily education in faith and heavenly-mindedness.