What’s the number one rule for gaining wealth?
Don’t spend everything you’ve got.
We hear it said another way: Live below your means.
If you make $5000, only spend $4000. Bank the rest. Invest it. Earn interest or build equity or simply set it aside.
Part of this strategy is making us pay attention to our spending. Do we really need that new pair of shoes, that new watch, or that lamp for the living room?
Are we building a better life for ourselves, or do we chase the latest fads, hoping to outdo our coworker or our neighbor next door?
Proverbs 12:11 says:
“Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.”
The Bible is chock full of agricultural references because that’s what people understood during the time it was written. Let’s rephrase this verse to reflect our modern world.
“If we pay attention to how we spend our money, we will not go broke. If we spend on every whim, we’ll never have enough.”
Wealth. The real meaning of the term is relevant to our experience. If we’re homeless, the person in an apartment is wealthy. If we don’t have a car, someone who does is wealthy. If we dream of a vacation home . . . or a private jet . . . or exotic cars . . . you’re seeing it. Wealth isn’t having more money than we can spend. It’s choosing not to spend all the money we have.
True wealth is not having to worry about how we’ll pay this month’s bills.
When we organize our finances by God’s standards, there will always be enough to spread around.
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