Dear Mr. Self Development,

I love this site, but I read your article “Adopt a Lifestyle of Luxury” and I happen to disagree with you.  The “real” reason spiritual people don’t want a lot of money is because they know that money is the root of all evil; it’s not because they’re “afraid.”  Spiritual people know that money will take their time away from the more important things in their life.  There’s a 2000 year old principle that says, you should be contented with where you are today.

Daryl

Money is not the root of all evil.  The scripture tells us that the “love” of money is the root of all evil, and there are plenty of people committing that sin who don’t have a dime in their pocket.  Why? Because as with all sins, it’s the “heart” that matters, not the pocketbook.  It’s the internal problems that cause the external problems; all problems are internally created.

It’s not that money takes your attention off of the most important things in your life, money is a magnifier, and it will magnify your wrong focus if that’s a problem that you have; yet another issue of the heart.

When Jesus said don’t worry about tomorrow, he wasn’t saying to be poor, he was saying don’t worry because your Father will take care of you.  He said your Father knows when a sparrow falls to the ground, so don’t fret because you are far more valuable than many sparrows.

Yes, you must be content with what you have, and at the same time you must grow.  When I was a senior in high school, I was content with where I was, but I still went to college, I still grew.  You can be content and still grow.  You’re supposed to grow.

Remember the parable of the talents, where the master gave one servant five talents, another servant he gave two talents, and another servant he gave one talent.  The servant who was given five talents produced an additional five talents, the servant who was given two talents produced an additional two talents, but the servant who was given one talent, did not produce any additional talents.  He didn’t grow!  He told the master, I was afraid, so I hid my talent.  (In the article yesterday we talked about “fear” causing people not to grow).

He called that servant who didn’t grow “wicked” and “slothful,” and cast him away.

The master  then took the servant’s one talent and gave it to the servant who had 10 talents, and he said, “For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.”  If you have a prosperous mind, you will be given additional abundance, but if you have a poverty stricken mind, even that which you have will be taken away from you.  That’s why I write, I want you to have a prosperous mind.

It’s not evil to have money, its evil not to have money!  Its evil when you need to buy your children shoes and you can’t afford it, its evil when your child can’t get the best medical care; it’s evil when you have to struggle with debt, it’s evil when you can’t afford to spend time with your family….it’s EVIL not to have money…

A Final Note

If you agree with everything I write, then I’m irrelevant, I didn’t come to tell you what you already know.  If that was the case then you could just read somebody else’s article, I’m not an echo, but a voice, I write so that I can stretch you beyond what you’re comfortable hearing, so that you can produce more.

I want to expand your thinking, so that you can live the life you were created to live.

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