I recently spent some time with new friends in San Clemente, California. If you have heard of the town then you probably know that it is a very well to do area between San Diego and L.A. It was beautiful. These people were very wealthy. Their home was amazing. They lived right on the beach. They have several decks that open to the Pacific Ocean. They have an outdoor kitchen complete with a brick oven flown in from France.

Inside there is wall-to-wall woodwork that is just breathtaking. The kitchen has so many gadgets and grills that many restaurants would be envious. There is a ballroom on the 3^rd floor with a karaoke bar and disco lighting. The basement was my favorite with a pool table, a theater, and a top to bottom stone laid wine cellar.  Then there is a large Coy pond, the Arcade games, the candy bar, etc.

All of these things and so much more and this in not the reason they are wealthy. They are wealthy because, with all of their worldly riches are madly in love with Jesus and are engaged in spreading His fame. They see their home as a resource for others to receive the love of God. Tom and Kim hold wealth without wealth holding them. I was more blown away at their humility and generosity, then their home.

They proudly tell how they both grew up in homes that were less then 1100 square feet. They are more in awe at what God has done with them they we were. It reminded me of the scripture, "Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?” Luke 16:10-11 They live for the true riches that are only given in heaven. I pray for more Christian’s to live the way they do.