If you had a billion dollars, what good thing would you do first?

[Sabertooth]

See? this is what Im talking about. You have a rich father who owns everything, yet you pretend to have little.

In all fairness, the OP is about what we would do, if it was our call.

God's resources are at His disposal, not at ours. This is not a bad thing, but we would have to let go of the notion that we would/could ever be in charge (of them) and just seek to align ourselves to His will in these matters.

 

[brinny]

Probably not good enough for some.

How long before someone insults me as being greedy for giving away only 90% of my (hypothetical) money?

LOL! You have a point there.....

 

[brinny]

In all fairness, the OP is about what we would do, if it was our call.

God's resources are at His disposal, not at ours. This is not a bad thing, but we would have to let go of the notion that we would/could ever be in charge (of them) and just seek to align ourselves to His will in these matters.

Amen. I agree.

And i thinks we're s'posed to have fun with it....

i say let's just have fun with it....

i'd fund libraries that are on the verge of closing

 

[RaymondG]

In all fairness, the OP is about what we would do, if it was our call.

God's resources are at His disposal, not at ours. This is not a bad thing, but we would have to let go of the notion that we would/could ever be in charge (of them) and just seek to align ourselves to His will in these matters.

God said Everyone who ask receives. God said he will give me the desires of my heart and will withhold no good thing from me if i walk upright. Then he told me to try Him and see if he wont open up the windows of heaven and pour out blessing that i dont have room to receive......So I tried Him.....and found that He wasnt lying. Forgive me for not just "believing" but testing it out. But also forgive me if i seem to be pressuring others to try Him themselves......I am content if you want to believe.


Now Lets get back to the fun. If I forgot about my billionaire Father and thought I was poor......Then got 1 billion on my own somehow......I would set up and run a Non-profit organization and put most of it in there. I would also hire an advisor to allocate the rest in funds in a way to ensure I would never have to work for a company another day in my life.

 

[Sabertooth]

I would also hire an advisor to allocate the rest in funds in a way to ensure I would never have to work for a company another day in my life.

Managing all of that money would be work in itself.

 

[Sabertooth]

I would certainly require open books to every organization that I contributed funding to that I (or my team) might be able to review them from time to time. I wouldn't expect to be able to keep an eye on everything, but at least, it would be available for prayer-led reviews.

 

[brinny]

God said Everyone who ask receives. God said he will give me the desires of my heart and will withhold no good thing from me if i walk upright. Then he told me to try Him and see if he wont open up the windows of heaven and pour out blessing that i dont have room to receive......So I tried Him.....and found that He wasnt lying. Forgive me for not just "believing" but testing it out. But also forgive me if i seem to be pressuring others to try Him themselves......I am content if you want to believe.


Now Lets get back to the fun. If I forgot about my billionaire Father and thought I was poor......Then got 1 billion on my own somehow......I would set up and run a Non-profit organization and put most of it in there. I would also hire an advisor to allocate the rest in funds in a way to ensure I would never have to work for a company another day in my life.

Upright?

Would you care to elaborate?

 

[Boring]

What good thing would you do that hopefully has the most positive impact possible?

share love

 

[RaymondG]

Upright?

Would you care to elaborate?

It means those who take care of their inheritance as oppose to wasting it on riotous living.

 

[brinny]

It means those who take care of their inheritance as oppose to wasting it on riotous living.

Riotous, eh? (Do you remember interacting with me on a thread?)

Regarding "upright"....how does God define it?

 

[brinny]

share love

Sounds great.

Would you care to elaborate?

 

[GodsInEverything]

It's good to see all the different replies to this!

 

[OldWiseGuy]

What would you do with the other $999,000,000?

I'd become a farmer and farm til it's gone.

 

[RaymondG]

Riotous, eh? (Do you remember interacting with me on a thread?)

Regarding "upright"....how does God define it?

I remember your name. But I havent linked it to pass conversations as I dont take anything personal and only now exists.....yesterday doesnt....neither does tomorrow.

I have a 2 year old, fully capable of climbing out of his playpen......but he doesnt know he can yet...so he stays in. I play the role of satan by trying to hide the fact that he can climb out and making him feel content to stay in there......because I know that once He discovers that he can gets out.....the house is His and i'm in a world of trouble!.... Eventually God will increase his territory and understanding to where it will be silly to him to feel that he cant get out. Then he will get out . And once out he will never believe that he has to stay in again.

So you dont have to ask any more questions...... remain in your pen of current circumstances.....eventually understanding will come and you will be set free.

Wait, I say, on the lord.

Now lets get back to the fun talks about what we will do once we get out of the pen.

 

[brinny]

I remember your name. But I havent linked it to pass conversations as I dont take anything personal and only now exists.....yesterday doesnt....neither does tomorrow.

I have a 2 year old, fully capable of climbing out of his playpen......but he doesnt know he can yet...so he stays in. I play the role of satan by trying to hide the fact that he can climb out and making him feel content to stay in there......because I know that once He discovers that he can gets out.....the house is His and i'm in a world of trouble!.... Eventually God will increase his territory and understanding to where it will be silly to him to feel that he cant get out. Then he will get out . And once out he will never believe that he has to stay in again.

So you dont have to ask any more questions...... remain in your pen of current circumstances.....eventually understanding will come and you will be set free.

Wait, I say, on the lord.

Now lets get back to the fun talks about what we will do once we get out of the pen.

'nuff said.

Thank you for the clarity that i was seeking.


Let it rain.