Deutero Q

The cost of living in general--and the cost of gasoline in particular--continues to go up. As unsettling as rising costs are, however, I cannot help but wonder if these anxious times are an opportunity for God's people to prove that we trust God. After all, we find printed on our paper money the words, "In God We Trust." But do we really trust in God, or do we trust instead in the "almighty" dollar?

Rising costs are troubling indeed, but what an opportunity Christians have to show that we really trust God! Perhaps economic uncertainty could be a blessing in disguise ... rising costs might be what God uses to shake our misplaced trust and cause us to turn wholeheartedly to Him.