Never enough..........

What's up everyone? Did you have a good weekend? Today I would like to talk about something that cause relationships to fall apart, friendships to crumble, and people to lose control. I want to talk about $$$$$! Yep, let's talk about money and what it does to us. To be honest, I hadn't really stressed about it until recently. I always had an emergency fund for just in case and could always just work a couple extra days of overtime if needed. Well, I have caught myself getting way too focused on the dollar bills lately and need to put all that in check. Let's dig into the good stuff and see what it can show us..........

Bible Verse: Ecclesiastes 5:10 "Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless."

Does it seem like the whole world is crying or cheering or worrying about money these days? Today I want to talk about being broke and being rich and loving money and how worthless money is and why it's a trap and a gift from God. Money is complicated.

So, what is Solomon's financial advice from Ecclesiastes 5. Not only was he super wise, David's son was also loaded. He had money and wisdom to burn. So his words should be worth hearing.

His first observation was people with an appetite for money never get full. They never say, "No, I couldn't possibly take another dollar. Where would I put it? How could I hide it?" One way that money fails as a life goal, Solomon wrote, is that it doesn't have a finish line. You can never win the race. You can never stop running. You can never satisfy your hunger for it. I know guys at work that get caught in the trap of working overtime every possible day. Next thing they know they get used to those big paychecks. We call them "The seven day" checks. Then, their family gets used to them too! They look back and they have missed so much family time, ball games, birthdays, family outings, and so much more. All for the big check! Well, they say "I just want to pay stuff off"! Then, they end up buying something else. Do you see the never ending cycle?

Now, let's be honest lots of people who hear this verse don't believe it. They think they could be satisfied if they just had "x" number of dollars. How much money do you think it would take to make you satisfied with your life? Don't be dumb and answer that! Even people who win the lottery say that their problems got worse with all the money!

How about we thank God for revealing to us through His Word that no amount of dollars will ever make a money-lover happy. Ask Him to help you not to love money. Now check this out! Take a notice in your real life and media life this week how many conversations have to do with loving and/or desperately needing money. I think it will blow you away. Have a great day and God bless!