What’s on Your Balance Sheet?

At a recent workplace leaders breakfast a seasoned real estate developer spoke about how God had carried him through the real estate catastrophe in the late 1980s. He said, “I felt as if someone had torn out the asset page of my balance sheet, leaving me with only liabilities.” But then he reminded the group that as Christians we each have “hidden” assets to draw upon. Here are some of those assets that God adds to our balance sheet that can never be taken away from us:

• Scripture to remind us of the truth
• Prayer to call out to God and ask for help
• Abilities given by God to accomplish his purposes
• A God who cares about our work and is personally present
• Other Christians to encourage us
• The Holy Spirit to remind us of the truth when we forget it during the day

You may be feel the same way when you look at your net worth these days. But don’t forget to add in the multitude of deposits Christ has made into your personal account. What else can you add to this list?

2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.