It's No Secret I Am Rich

by THERESE WARRICK
(LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, USA)

For those of you who know me, you may know by now that I am filthy rich! For those of you who do not know my story, just know that I am rich. That is right, rich!
My testimony is that I did not win the lottery, no; I have not married a wealthy man, no; I did not steal anything either. You see, my winnings came when I started to take back all that the devil has stolen from me in 2009. That is right. Just imagine all that the devil has robbed me of over the many, many years of my disobedience to God. For all those years, I allowed myself to be robbed, used, misused, and abused by the devil, but no more. The devil is a liar. I thank God for his tender loving kindness and mercy. Ever since I have started being obedient to God, favor has ruled over my life, and I am richly blessed.

In Paul's first letter to his protégé, the young preacher, Timothy, Paul wrote, "serving God does make us very rich, if we are satisfied with what we have." (1 Timothy 6:6) I am satisfied with my life because I am working for the Lord. My reward is too numerous to count. However, the greatest reward is knowing that my riches are stored up in Heaven, which is where I know I will have a seat at my Father's table. I do not want my riches here on earth because I cannot take those with me to Heaven.

Working for the Lord is a rich experience. The riches I have acquired in 2009 since I have been obedient to God are faithfulness, happiness, joy, peace, laughter, confidence, humility, love, patience and gentleness. How many of us are financially rich, but are not happy? How many of us work around the clock Sunday to Sunday, but do not even take the time to extend a smile to someone? How many of us have acquired material things, but are alone, having no one to share them with? I am telling you, true riches come from serving God. When you serve God, you experience an unexplainable joy and peace within your soul.

If you want to be rich, serve the Lord with all your heart, mind and soul. I guarantee you; you will see your riches starting to multiply. Be sincere about your service to God. Do not serve God just because you want something; do not serve God because your mom is doing it, or your sister or your brother is serving; do not be a hypocrite, serve God from your heart and serve Him with gladness. You will be richly rewarded the same way I have been and continue to be rewarded by God.