Notice it doesn't say, Money is the root of all evil, but that the Love of Money is.

 

And in that one word "Love," we see the problem when it comes to money. When you Love Money more then anything else, you have Lost more then you can imagine.

 

Don't get me wrong, Money can be a wonderful thing to have. You need it to pay the bills, to buy the clothes on your back and the food on your table, as well as paying for the roof over your head. You need it to be able to do just about anything in the modern world.

 

Most of us don't live in a cave, don't hunt for our food and make our clothes from the hides of animals and the cotton we grow. If you are reading this, chances are you need money to be able to pay for the things you have and the things you want to have.

 

Where the Problem comes in, is when getting Money, more and more Money, is the sole driving force of your life. Putting Money ahead of family, friends and God leads to disaster.

 

If Money is your master, then without even talking about God, you are going down a road that will leave you alone and desperate. Always searching for true meaning and true happiness. And never having room in your heart for anything else.

 

 

 

 

"But we need Money to live," you say. And in the modern World, that's true. We need Money to live. But we don't need to put the acquisition of Money at the front of everything we do.

 

 

If you were stuck on a desert island cold, alone and starving, all the Money in the World wouldn't give you want you need. In fact, you'd probably burn it to keep warm.

 

In Luke Chapter 4, Verse 4 it says, "Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God."

 

In other words, Money is not everything, God is. Mark Chapter 8, verse 36 says it best, "For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?"

 

Having Money is not a bad thing, even working hard to earn it isn't, if you don't place Money at the top of your life.

 

If you had a choice between seeing the one person in your life you loved the most, one last time before they died or closing a business deal that would make you a lot of money, which would you choose?

 

 

You're never going to see or be able to talk to the one person in your life you love the most, or close a business deal and get a lot of money, that over time will be gone, spent and used up. Which one, over time, would you regret the most not doing?

 

If you think you'd regret not closing the business deal more, then you have a problem seeing what really matters in this life.

 

 

In Mark again, Chapter 10, Verses, 25 through 26 it says,

 

"It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?  And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible."

 

It is possible to Love God and follow His Teachings and have Money too. Just don't put Money ahead of God. For you cannot serve both.

 

And don't put Money ahead of your family either. Love and care for your family, because in the end, that is all we leave behind us... The Love of those who knew us.

 

 

It's funny when you say it, but sorry to say, it's not true. The one with the most Love wins and will always win over all the toys you or anyone can buy.

 

 

As you go through your life, look for ways to help others, look for ways to Love others and give them what they need. Even if you don't make a dime from it. Even if it costs you money to do it. Give of your time and your knowledge, reach out to those who need help and you shall be helped.

 

 

We all die, that is the one inescapable fact of life, we are born and we die.