Ah, to be rich.
Fine houses, one on the beach, and another in the mountains.
Maybe we can have our food delivered … a chef! That’s the ticket. We never have to cook again.
Then we stop and consider the facts. How much money would that take? Where would we get it? How hard would it be to keep it?
What are we willing to trade to be rich?
- Our time?
- Our morality?
- Our family?
- Truth, justice, and the American way?
There are people who trade these things and more just for the chance to have money, money, money.
El Chapo. We’ve heard the name. Pablo Escobar. He had tons of dough and ran for his life. Then there’s Griselda Blanco, a woman who painted Miami red, instigating as many as 250 murders to ensure her income stream.
Ecclesiastes 4:6 says:
“Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.”
What is money worth to us?
What are we willing to trade? Our peace of mind? Our evenings watching the sunset? Our security in God and our family?
“Better is a handful of quietness …”
There’s nothing wrong with money, and it can be very useful. We must keep its acquisition in perspective.
Money isn’t everything. God, our family, and our integrity must take first place.
Our plan must be Christ. Everything else will come from him.
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