At this time, there continues the high level decision facing some major energy companies here in Alberta. Suncor has initiated a bid to acquire Canadian Oil Sands whose key player is Syncrude. Billions of dollars are at stake. Shareholders of COS are wrestling with the decision to sell to Suncor or retain their holdings in COS, waiting for an eventual rise in oil prices. Eighteen months of dramatic reduction in the price of oil has led to tensions, possible take-overs or the tenacity of some who desire to ‘hang in there’ with the hope that better days are on the horizon. Mega-bucks, mega-companies, mega-decisions! Many Canadians are affected directly or indirectly by decisions that arise from within corporate boardrooms.
It is time to be thinking of The Almighty and the dollar, instead of simply referencing the almighty dollar. God is, God observes and God owns.
I recently discovered a quote whose author unfortunately I do not know. Here is how it goes. “Money has the power to corrupt or contribute; to be a servant or to be a master; to mold a character or to make a monster; to alleviate humanity’s ill or to separate one from humanity; to humble the human heart with thanksgiving or to embolden the human heart with pride; to open the hands with generosity or clinch the fists with possessiveness.” There is power in the almighty dollar. Money talks (and it usually says, “Good-bye!”).
It is time to be thinking of The Almighty and the dollar, instead of simply referencing the almighty dollar. God is, God observes and God owns. As a matter of fact according to the Holy Scriptures, God ultimately is the Owner of all resources. “The earth is the LORD’s and everything in it.” “If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for all the world is mine and everything in it.” “Everything comes from You, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.” God is the Owner and we are the managers. Be it personally or corporately, little or much, the question arises, “How well are we managing that which has been entrusted to us by its owner?” Money management is really a reflection of the management of the human heart. Perhaps for some, a shaken economy will lead to a shake-up of perspective. What if we began earning, spending, saving and giving as managers of that which has been given to us? The Almighty and the dollar might lead to fresh insights as to moving forward.