The halfbaked Bard

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have. Heb:13:5 Love of money is the root of all evil. 1 Tim:6:10 Not money perse. But love for money is the root of all evil. You will never be satisfied. America's first billionaire John D. Rockfeller was asked, how much money was enough? He replied, "Just a little more."  This endless pit of discontentment and greed will never be quenched. Money is needed. But love of money is dangerous. It will never satisfy. You compromise on the basics and discredit the ideologies when you try to be filled. But it is like drinking salty water. The hunger just keeps increasing. The solution is to be content with what you have. The promise that follows in v:5b-6 gives you the key. Because God has said, Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.  So we say with confidence, The Lord is my helper. I will not be afraid. W hat can man do to me?  That the Lord is enough. That He will provide. That He ...

But Godliness with contentment is great gain.  1Tim:6:6 Contentment is being happy with what you have. Contentment is the opposite to greed; covetousness; dissatisfaction; wanting for more. Godliness coupled with contentment is great gain. A surity that God would provide for all my needs. An assurance that God would supply all my needs according to His riches and glory. That He is Jehovah Jireh and I need not worry about my needs. He will take care. This will also help you to give. Like the widow who put the two copper coins which is all that she had. Knowing fully that her God would provide. Cheerfully we can give. Whether in surplous or in nothingness. Knowing for sure that God loves a cheerful giver, we can give happily. Knowing for sure that He would give back, in good measure, pressed down, shaken together.  And finally you will be free from greed. It starts well - planning, money orientedness, ultimately leading to compromising on many important things just t...

Pro:23:4-5 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 wings And fly away like an eagle.  Money will not satisfy you. No matter how much you get. There is always scope for accumulating more. There is always want for more. Know when to put a full stop and say this is enough. Both money that comes in and the luxury it buys. For all that it can offer is fleeting pleasures which is there today and disappears tomorrow.  So if you concentrate on fattening your purse which is temporary, there would be no end to your desires. And that is why Jesus said, you cannot serve two masters. God and mammon. Where you are supposed to live a God oriented life, now you live a life always thinking of the system that is ruled by money.  Image credit:  https://www.vance.tech/currency/indian-rupee