Basic stewardship of resources for married couples who are believers centers around understanding and practicing two fundamental financial principles: tithing and budgeting. Herein lie the seeds of dominion—the secrets of fruitfulness, increase, and filling. Tithing recognizes God as the source of our resources while budgeting recognizes our responsibility to God to manage those resources wisely.

Wealth, my son, should never be your goal in life. Your words are eloquent but they are mere words. True wealth is of the heart, not of the purse.

There is no joy in the soul that has forgotten what God prizes.

External detachment is often an actual indication of a secret, growing, inner attachment to the things we stay away from externally.

you become like the treasure that you seek.

The kingdom of self tends to be more focused on what the hands can touch than what the heart should embrace.

The question is not if we worship, but what we give our hearts to worship.

the struggle of midlife is fundamentally rooted in the idolatries of the heart.

This war is a battle for the control of your heart, and whatever functionally rules your heart will then shape the way you see life and your desires, and it will control your words and behavior.

Ask yourself: What makes your good day a good day? What are the things that tend to make you happy and satisfied? What gives your life a sense of meaning and purpose? What are the things you faithfully pursue, and what are you hoping to experience once you get them? If I watched the video of your last year, what treasure would I conclude you're after?

Whatever functionally rules your heart will then shape the way you see life and your desires, and it will control your words and behavior.

you love the gifts and not the Giver, your heart will never be satisfied, but if you love the Giver, your heart will be content and you will be able to enjoy his gifts while keeping them in their proper place.