Where your treasure is, ...

I recently finished The Treasure Principle by Randy Alcorn. It's a little book with a big punch. In it, Alcorn addresses giving, a topic some avoid and others misinterpret. In my opinion, Alcorn does a great job of looking at God's Word and interpreting it well.

The book centers around six key principles:

1. God owns everything. I'm His money manager.
2. My heart always goes where I put God's money.
3. Heaven, not earth, is my home.
4. I should live not for the dot but for the line.
5. Giving is the only antidote to materialism.
6. God prospers me not to raise my standard of living, but to raise my standard of giving. 

Alcorn repeatedly reminds us that all we have belongs to the Lord. Living in a prosperous society makes it easy to forget that we are merely stewards. And, he presents these truths in such an enticing way, I am eager to be shaped to be more like Christ in this way.

I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.