God tells us to love, not use, one another.

 And he said, “There was a man who had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them. Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in reckless living. And when he had spent everything, a severe famine arose in that country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs. And he was longing to be fed with the pods that the pigs ate, and no one gave him anything."   Luke 15:11-16 (ESV)

When you use people instead of loving people the people become worthless to you when they have nothing to give you anymore. This young man was popular until he ran out of resources. All who live in a world where people are used instead of loved will run out of what people can use and will become unloved.

God tells us to love, not use, one another. Therefore, we should never use our “fortune” to gain influence, power, or authority. Rather, we should always see whatever provision God has given us as something to be managed and used for Kingdom purposes.

This young man set himself up for failure and had many who would use him until he was all used up. We can learn from this by thinking about it and applying it to our lives, or we can learn this principle the hard way, by experiencing it. For now, the choice is ours.