Nothing Yet Everything
3 We live in such a way that no one will stumble because of us, and no one will find fault with our ministry. 4 In everything we do, we show that we are true ministers of God. We patiently endure troubles and hardships and calamities of every kind. 5 We have been beaten, been put in prison, faced angry mobs, worked to exhaustion, endured sleepless nights, and gone without food. 6 We prove ourselves by our purity, our understanding, our patience, our kindness, by the Holy Spirit within us, and by our sincere love. 7 We faithfully preach the truth. God’s power is working in us. We use the weapons of righteousness in the right hand for attack and the left hand for defense. 8 We serve God whether people honor us or despise us, whether they slander us or praise us. We are honest, but they call us impostors. 9 We are ignored, even though we are well known. We live close to death, but we are still alive. We have been beaten, but we have not been killed. 10 Our hearts ache, but we always have joy. We are poor, but we give spiritual riches to others. We own nothing, and yet we have everything.
2 Corinthians 6:3-10 NLT
In these verses the Apostle Paul provides insight into the hardships he faced in his ministry. Truly remarkable. While our ministry isn't the same as Paul's, we ought to be pursuing the "thing" God has called us to with the same vigor; without excuses. Personally I have a lot of growing to do in this area.
It has been amazing to search the Scriptures for what God says about money. I'm currently utilizing Professor Horner's Bible reading plan where I go through 10 chapters a day (most days), and every day I seem to come across several verses that reference money in some way. It's been humbling. God calls us to care about what He cares about, and not what the world says we should care about. The Apostle Paul cared about doing the will of God, and nothing was going to stand in his way; the least of which money.
The world would have us to believe that more money equals a better life. However, your best life can only be found in doing the will of God. There's nothing wrong with having money, but we don't need any to have everything.