Prosperous Christian or Faithful Manager in the Bank of God?

i have always known that the elderly (not v old, but certainly older than my parents) who always sits at the 2nd row from the front on the left of the sanctuary near the centre aisle, is some sort of a leader in church, yet i've always thot he's probably a retiree.. today when i opened the papers, i saw his picture there. only then did i know he's not only a elder in church, but also the head of a big company in S'pore. gosh!!! "got eyes dun recognize Tarzan" (translated from a Chinese idiom, with a tongue-in-cheek) the 1st questions tt popped into my head was: how did he manage to do well in the secular world & God's kingdom at the same time? being the head of a big company, he must be very rich, in that case what is God's perspective of prosperity?

these questions would not have popped into my head if my sis had not asked me abt my prosective of prosperity in the light of the gospel some time ago. having this new example for me to think thru, i remembered Matt 25:14-30, the parable of the talents. seriously speaking, i believe God doesn't really bother much abt prosperity in terms of monetary aspects, wat matters more to Him is our stewardship. just like the slave who was given ten talents, this elder faithfully did well with it, not claiming that the "prosperity" belongs to him but sees himself as a steward. just like a manager in a bank, the tons of money passing his hand doesn't belong to him, but he faithfully transacts the money as it is supposed to. therefore if we r "prosperous", we must remember that the money is not ours but God's; we r to be faithful managers in His bank. likewise, if we r not that "prosperous" (like myself), we r to be faithful bank tellers in the bank of God, not to claim that the money in our hands r ours, but to transact the money as it ought to be transacted... & when we r faithful, He'll give us more talents to handle for Him...