You have sown much, but you bring in little

“Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.” - Haggai 1v6

Do you ever wonder why we can’t seem to get ahead in life? Doesn’t it seem sometimes like the harder we work, the less we end up with? Does it always seem like there is more month than there is money?

Perhaps we need to heed Haggai’s words in verse 5 and verse 7 – “Consider your ways.” Israel’s problem came from their misdirected priorities. God lays down the same principle in the New Testament, “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things we be added unto you.” If we could ever learn to truly trust God with the things of this world, He would sort out the rest for us. Wrong focus is always going to lead to problems and we are never going to feel like we are getting ahead.

Let’s spend out time, our money, and our effort seeking Him and His kingdom and let Him sort out the rest.