Financial integrity is tested in so many ways. The test is not to shame you with a pass or fail grade, but it is to reveal to you, to the enemy and to the atmosphere what you will do when a financial test arises. I tell people that it is suddenlies that reveal our authentic response.

For you that follow me on these blogs you know I walk my dog every morning and the things I find tend to become messages I share. One day there was a literal 2 year old baby girl walking down the street on one of my walks with no one in sight, so yes I found a baby one day on my walk. Other times I find random things like hot wheel cars or “&” symbols. I pick them up and ponder the significance of them as I notice when something is different since I walk the same route everyday.

Well it happened again today, I was walking and lo and behold on the ground was an iPad. Yes a dark grey iPad mini. No scratches, no broken screen, no notice of it being thrown out of a car window, it was as though it was laid there on the ground for me to find. I pick it up and my first thought is, who can I give this to my son and I have an iPad. But as I am walking I flip it over and there is a sticker on the back that says, “Property of…” I knew this iPad had an owner and it was to be returned to them not retained by me. So, I got home plugged it in, called the owner and let them know I found their iPad and described to them the condition it was in.

This experience this morning spoke to me that what we do with property that which belongs to another says a lot. Jesus said in Luke 16:12 “If you have not been faithful with someone else’s property, who will give you your own?” Most people take care of their own needs, their own property, but we are called to also steward well other people’s stuff. It also spoke to me that God is about to pick up people who have been discarded and return them to their rightful owner. Church we are God’s property, we belong to Him and others have tried to take us as their own but God is being revealed as the owner of our life and He is calling us back to Himself. Prayer for others is letting God know I found your property and I want to let you know where it is located and what condition it is in.