Article December 27, 1993 Issue

Income is within

We can never be separated from the divine source of all that we need.

Sharon Slaton Howell

There you are, about to make a job change for whatever reason, and you've just shared your concerns about income with a friend who calmly replies, "Why, income is within." You might well greet this statement with polite disbelief. I certainly did at a time when I was giving up a regular paycheck for self-employment.

Startling as this concept was to me, I did pay attention to it. For one thing, I was genuinely anxious about future income, and the person offering this encouragement was both spiritually-minded and living proof of the truth of this statement. Infinitely more than human opinion, I knew the concept "income is within" had a rock-solid basis in the Bible—in Christ Jesus' teachings, to be exact.

Jesus said, as Luke's Gospel records: "The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you" (17:20, 21). It took me a while to see what Jesus was really saying here, but I was eventually able to experience the peace of mind and freedom about supply that my friend expressed. What I discovered in making Jesus' words practical in my life may be helpful to you or to someone you know who needs relief from financial fears.

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