How to be a Millionaire

One fascinating dream that most people have from time to time is that of becoming a millionaire. At one time there was a TV show called The Millionaire. In each episode a multimillionaire Michael Anthony gave some unsuspecting person a million dollar check. The story line explored the affects of such a large sum of money on the person who received it. Most of the time the outcome was not the best. Perhaps that's why God hasn't allowed most of us to be millionaires.

However, I read an article once in a Sunday School take home paper that suggested becoming a millionaire was really quite easy. Simply save a dollar a day for a million days. Of course, if you do the math that is about 2,740 years! On a more serious note the article suggested four steps that would be necessary to become a millionaire. While most of us still will not see that happen we can apply the same steps to becoming whatever God sets before us as our goal. The steps are DECIDE, DEDICATE, DETERMINE, and DISCRIMINATE.

We must be decisive. This was the challenge of Joshua to the people as they entered the promised land. He said "Choose you this day whom you will serve." When confronted with the sin of worshiping false gods Elijah challenged the people to decide "How long will you halt between two opinions? If the Lord be God, follow Him..." Once we have made a decision then we must be dedicated to that decision. That dedication must be under girded with our determination or resolve. In I John 2:15-17 we are encouraged to determine to "love not the world or the things that are in it." Without such resolve we will easily be detracted from our decision and fail to become the "millionaire" God intends for us to be. Finally, we must discriminate. Our time, our relationships and our priorities must all line up behind the goal we have adopted. We can become a spiritual millionaire becoming what God wants us to be by simply adopting God's way. His riches are greater than any monetary goal. He wants us to be spiritual millionaires.