MONEY ISN’T EVERYTHING

Proverbs 23: 4-5 New Living Translation

“Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich.Be wise enough to know when to quit.In the blink of an eye wealth disappears,for it will sprout wingsand fly away like an eagle.”

            I once knew a young man whose only goal in life was acquiring his first million dollars. He was in his early 20’s and working to establish links with people who were already successful. I never heard how he made out, but I do know this, money can do a lot of things for a person, but all the money in the world can’t buy them forgiveness or get them into heaven. That may not seem all that important now, but it will be at some point. 

            Money is a necessary evil. We need it to pay our bills, buy food, buy gas for our purchased vehicles and so on. I would also like to say there’s nothing wrong with having great wealth. There are only two questions I have for those who fall into that category: how did you acquire it and what are you doing with it? If you got it legitimately, spend it wisely and include God in all your monetary decisions. If you got it by dishonest means, then you will never have lasting peace because you will feel you never have enough. When we do something wrong we know it’s wrong. It’s those that try to justify or explain away the reasons for the means by which their wealth was gotten that will end up miserable in the end. 

            Whether you have a lot of money or not, it disappears as quickly as it appears. It’s the person whose focus is on Almighty God and his will for their life that will find that whatever they have is more than enough. Chasing after great riches will take the place of everything else in your life, consuming you in the process.  The more you have the more you want. It seems as though you never have quite enough no matter how much you’ve accumulated. Scripture is clear: "No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” Matthew 6:24 _NLT  Your focus is askew. Focus on God and your need for riches will dissolve, replaced by a new set of godly desires. Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing!

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