Our money definitely talks. The choices we make with the resources we have been given say a lot about what we value. God knows that our natural bent is to want the things that everyone else has. We want to keep up with the Jones, and the Smith's, and the Miller's, and you get the picture. That's why we have verses like 1 Timothy 6:10 that describe money as a "root of all kinds of evil."

"For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs."

But it's also important to note that God does not describe money itself as an evil thing. The crossover to evil happens when we allow ourselves to develop a 'love' for money. For those of us who are followers of Christ, money is a means to an end. It does not deserve or warrant our heart's affections, yet it can help us accomplish the end goal of glorifying God. So how is that possible?

John Wesley once said, "I judge all things only by the price they shall gain in eternity.”

So the question for each of us becomes, "How do we invest the money we have been blessed with in a way that has an eternal impact?"

There are many answers to that question. It may be in the form of a financial contribution to a friend going on a summer mission trip or it may as simple as anonymously buying lunch for someone at school whose family is struggling. The challenge for you is prayerfully seeking God on what the answer is for YOU.