AM I BLESSED?

So I was talking with this friend the other day, we were talking about God, finances, problems in life in general, and politics. 

Financially, I would love to have Buffet/Gates type wealth - my great-great-great grandchildren would never have to work.  I'm not so sure that would be good for them, though.  In fact, I'm rather sure that one reason why my blessings from God don't include immense wealth is that fact that I can't seem to consistently chase after Him NOW, so how much less would I rolling in money?  I may get the chance to try that out one day; hopefully I'm a little more mature Christian at the time.

Does that mean that God is not blessing me?   I really don’t think so.  God has asked us to be content where we are in Him, and leave it up to Him.  Remember the parable of the Talents?  The guy that just buried his was really the only one that Jesus said had done something wrong.  It was wasted, unused, and didn’t help anyone.  That’s not how I want to be.

So what happens then?   I need to change how I think.  Is my purpose here on this planet to make lots of money and spend it all?  Or is my purpose here to Work and Worship God, and help bring others along the way?  I can do that if I have very little money, in fact it’s usually easier to trust that God is going to take care of things when I have realized that I can’t do anything about it.

Paul did his best work in prison, in chains; he accepted that God was in control and that he could take advantage of his circumstances and still bring glory to God.  How about we bring glory to God, first, and then see how He is going to bless us in other areas?