It’s way too easy to lose track of the fact that who we are and what we own belongs to God; He expects us to be excellent stewards of His resources.

President-elect Barack Obama would do well like me to pay attention to God’s Word. Got Questions Ministries has a great piece about the parable of the talents and how the Lord expects us to act wisely with what He gives us.

Obama’s attitude is wrong from the start. In debates, he knocked the war. Like others, he was too quick to suggest that the $10 billion-plus per month spent on the Iraq war could be better used domestically, including repairing our infrastructure.

I’m sorry, but shouldn’t that money be off limits if it’s not tied to war at some point? It’s borrowed money. The nation is so knee-deep in debt that we should be paying down what we owe, not going on a spending spree. We can’t afford the war, but we’re stuck there for now so nothing will happen soon.

If we need to help poor people or pay for aging bridges, we have to cut spending, raise taxes and/or convince people to donate in one fashion or another.

Playing loose with $10 billion or more - and thinking it’s there for the grabbing – just reflects a poor mindset that’s oblivious to the rising debt.

Maybe God wants us to go into more debt. But it doesn’t seem like a responsible direction.

Do we really want keeping owing China, Japan and other countries? This U.S. Treasury table is staggering.

After all, the famous Durst Organization national debt clock in New York City actually ran out of digits – the $10 trillion debt is just that high.

Maybe Obama was just noting that we have other pressing needs. In time, if the war tones down and troops leave, I hope Obama and Congress focus on paying back what we owe while finding new and more responsible ways to cover priorities on the homefront.

Hopefully their solutions will honor God. While that’s happening, I hope I can do a better job myself.

What about you?