Money is happiness. Duh!

*DISCLAIMER: I AM TIRED AND THIS PROBABLY WONT MAKE MUCH SENSE. SORRY IF IT DOESN'T!*






Whomever has the most stuff/money wins.


This is what the people I've been working with truly believe. One guy said that if you don't have money, then you can't do anything. You can't even live! Money is happiness and the more stuff or money you have, the happier you will be...


Really?! Well if you ask me, I say that is a load of crap! So this first part of the four day blogging session is about money. Something that I struggle with because I wasn't taught as a child how to handle it. 


Money is evil. No one needs money. Why, you ask? I'll break it down and go into each section and hopefully it will come across clear!


What is money? Money is a value of something that you have. I look at it like this: Who can offer a service to me that I don't have to give as much back? it's a trade, to say the least. Need an example? okay, I have four chickens and would like to trade you for two ducks. The chickens and ducks have value. Not worth money, unless you decide on money. 


To me, money is only a resource to use for the Kingdom. Now, I'm not suggesting to use ALL of your earnings and give it all away, but I am saying that you should invest it in the church. I try to invest ten percent of my weekly earnings. What you do, is between you and the Lord but I have found that ten percent is a good number to start with.


Money is evil. Yes, it is very evil. It's evil because of how we (The world) misuse it. Because we misuse money we think it brings happiness. Which is wrong. It does not bring happiness. Well now you're asking, "What if you won the lottery, you wouldn't be happy?" Of course I would, but winning the lottery would only make me happy as long as I had the money. 


If you go to work and ask one of the older adults if they could use a raise, what do you think they would say? I guarantee every single one would say "Yes". Why do people need a raise? Shouldn't you live in the means of your wage? Or am I just being naive? 


I am not the best person to tell others how to live and use their money because I struggle with it myself, but I feel like I have a good grasp of what should be done and I try to uphold it. As for the guys that I work with they all complained that they aren't making enough money and then I watch them all go out to the bar and spend over $100 on a few beers. REALLY?! Come on, people! Be smarter than that! .... I guess what I'm trying to say (and am doing a poor job at it) is that you need to be smart and thankful for the money that you do have. It is a blessing from the Lord and it should be used to bless and thank Him for the blessing. I really hope some of this makes sense!


What I am hoping you got out of this is that money isn't everything... I'll do a revise, most likely tomorrow (Tuesday July 26, when I have had more sleep and time to think more deeply into this. :)