May 25, 2006
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The K-Love Scripture for today is “The blessing of the Lord makes a
person rich and he adds no sorrow with it.” Proverbs 10:22. That
verse has always fascinated me. We once lived in a town of very rich
people. (We helped build their dream houses.) Many of them had so
much sorrow in their lives. They had the money but lacked the ability
to enjoy it.Once I daydreamed about what it would be like to win the lottery. We
were by the river here in town. My kids were swimming, jumping off the
dam, totally carefree and happy. As I thought of how easy life
could be with lots of money, I suddenly realized that I would fear for
so much. We would have to guard everything more closely, lock the
doors, install alarm systems. The sense of fear really hit me. I
thought then, if having money means losing this, I don’t want it. Not
too long after that, I read this Scripture. This is the kind of wealth
I want, the kind that has no sorrow with it.When my son asked, “How does a person get rich?”, I answered, “There
are three ways. They’re born rich. They totally devote their lives to
getting rich, or God wants them to be rich.” Well, the first one is out
and so is the second. That leaves only the third. Only the
Lord can give us the ability to do something that will make us
financially prosperous. So I am resting in that, but I must admit that
I hope it is His will that we get there. I certainly am willing to
cooperate!
Comments (2)
Prosperity comes in varied forms … not always in how much money you have or how many toys are in your garage or how many new clothes are hanging in your closet. I’ve come to the conclusion with myself, that if I were ever financially prosperous I’d most likely give it all away anyway … because there are always people more needy than I am. And the feeling that comes with helping someone else has a richness that no money can buy.
I, too, would willingly cooperate if God decided we should have more than we do, but I have discovered, with buying the house, that we have just enough. When we do get more (such as an unexpected bonus) we aren’t as wise with what we do with it and suddenly it is gone. Sometimes I wish it was more often that we got those bonuses, but it never seems that we actually use it on what we should.