He tried to outsmart God…

A man prays to God, “God, what is a million years to you?” God replies, “To me, it‘s like a second” The man then asks, “Well, How much is a million dollars to you?” to which God replies, “it is like a penny.” Thinking he could outsmart God, the Man prays for a penny. God says, “Sure, just wait a second”.

Our perspective of money determines what it means to us. In a day and age where divorce is as trendy as the iPad, it isn’t exactly earth shattering when we learn that most marriages are a result of financial problems. Money can be a blessing or a curse depending on where you are in your relationship with money. Money is a necessary for day to day living, but when the relationship is abused, it can become a great source of evil. When I speak about marital problems, it does not mean that money is always the root problem. It is often merely a symptom of deeper underlying issues that may be unconscious and unspoken.

If you are prepared to handle money, more of it will lead to more money. Why do you think that most lottery winners end up broker or back where they started before the won the lottery no matter how much they won? They were not prepared for the responsibility and made the same mistakes they were currently making only multiplied the mistakes because they had more money.

When you look at a person‘s views on money, it impacts many other areas of their life: how they view God, their spouse, their children, their other relationships, and even their career. The motives behind why someone wants money become a root question.  What does money mean to you?  I’d love to hear your thoughts on why money is or isn’t important to you…