April 13th, 2026
By: Blake Allums
The destination of this blog is to understand that there is a spirit that is attached to your money. The good spirit would be a spirit of generosity and the bad being greed.
Eccl. 5:10 says, “He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.”
My entire life I wanted to play college basketball. It was my dream! And so, I practiced everyday, hours at a time and strived to make my dream come true. Eventually, the Lord blessed me with the ability to play basketball at the collegiate level. Everything looked like it was about to go super great… But then I arrived on the scene. It was in the moment that I achieved my greatest dream that I found myself the most empty, depressed, anxious, and lonely.
I believe in the same way that a sport or dream did not fill, neither will money with us. A full bank account means nothing if your life is empty.
The spirit of Mammon is the spirit of greed. Scholars have actually given this spirit a name because it is so familiar. 1 Timothy 6:10 says, “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.” When we follow the spirit of mammon we idolize money. We are becoming greedy. Look at the story of the rich young ruler. He followed every “rule” and still missed Jesus because he would not give up his possessions.
The only way to get rid of greed— Give.
The only way to know if you're not greedy— Give.
Proverbs 11:25 says, “Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.
I don't mean to sound like a prosperity gospel preacher, BUT it is a kingdom principle that when you give, you will receive back (when giving with the right heart).
When you realize the money you have is all God’s then giving stops feeling loss and starts becoming multiplication in God’s hands. Giving and generosity will grow your faith faster than greed ever would.
I have countless stories of giving and the Lord blessing me and I am sure you do too. But I want to conclude with a familiar story. Mark 12:42-43 says, “And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box.”
I will leave you with this one sentence: “The value of a gift is measured by the heart behind it.”
The destination of this blog is to understand that there is a spirit that is attached to your money. The good spirit would be a spirit of generosity and the bad being greed.
Eccl. 5:10 says, “He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.”
My entire life I wanted to play college basketball. It was my dream! And so, I practiced everyday, hours at a time and strived to make my dream come true. Eventually, the Lord blessed me with the ability to play basketball at the collegiate level. Everything looked like it was about to go super great… But then I arrived on the scene. It was in the moment that I achieved my greatest dream that I found myself the most empty, depressed, anxious, and lonely.
I believe in the same way that a sport or dream did not fill, neither will money with us. A full bank account means nothing if your life is empty.
The spirit of Mammon is the spirit of greed. Scholars have actually given this spirit a name because it is so familiar. 1 Timothy 6:10 says, “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.” When we follow the spirit of mammon we idolize money. We are becoming greedy. Look at the story of the rich young ruler. He followed every “rule” and still missed Jesus because he would not give up his possessions.
The only way to get rid of greed— Give.
The only way to know if you're not greedy— Give.
Proverbs 11:25 says, “Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.
I don't mean to sound like a prosperity gospel preacher, BUT it is a kingdom principle that when you give, you will receive back (when giving with the right heart).
When you realize the money you have is all God’s then giving stops feeling loss and starts becoming multiplication in God’s hands. Giving and generosity will grow your faith faster than greed ever would.
I have countless stories of giving and the Lord blessing me and I am sure you do too. But I want to conclude with a familiar story. Mark 12:42-43 says, “And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box.”
I will leave you with this one sentence: “The value of a gift is measured by the heart behind it.”
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