{"id":694,"date":"2021-01-29T21:37:44","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T21:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allred10.com\/?p=694"},"modified":"2025-11-24T14:12:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T14:12:14","slug":"why-money-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/allred10.com\/?p=694","title":{"rendered":"Money Is A Big Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many say, \u201cMoney is the root of all evil.\u201d\u00a0 On the other hand, Mark Twain said, \u201cThe lack of money is the root of all evil.\u201d\u00a0 While each statement has its arguments, the apostle Paul is more accurate, \u201cThe love of money is the root of all evil\u201d (1 Tim 6:10). \u00a0The love of money leads to selfishness, pride and defiance.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Money matters because it influences almost every aspect of our lives; therefore, it is imperative that we distinguish when money is a curse or a blessing.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Money is a curse when it\u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Is used just to buy a lot of cool stuff.<\/span> The philosophy that \u201cThe one who dies with the most toys, wins,\u201d naturally separates us from others because, in this selfish state, we obsess about things rather than enjoying people.\u00a0 The American Bar Association has determined that arguments over money are the most common cause of divorce in the United States.\u00a0 Cool stuff will never be as fulfilling as loving relationships.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Is used to impress others<\/a>.<\/span><\/span> A desire for conspicuous consumption sells a lot of houses and fancy cars.\u00a0 The downside is that impressing others is a phantom that cannot be captured, no matter how much money is wasted.\u00a0 Parents must be cautious about how important money is to them, how they react when the money is in short supply and how they spend the money they have.\u00a0 As my wife wrote, \u201cLive where you are comfortable.\u00a0 We could have moved to a country club neighborhood one time.\u00a0 I said, \u2018Not until we can keep up with the Jones\u2019.\u00a0 I don\u2019t want our kids<\/a><\/span> to feel like they are playing catch up.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Gives you power to boss around other people<\/a><\/span>.<\/span> It is the nature and disposition of almost all people that when they get a little authority; they want to control others around them.\u00a0 It is a test of one\u2019s integrity to have the wealth or position to impose your will and opinions on others but choose to be collaborative.\u00a0 Using money to stroke an ego reinforces arrogance and is damaging to any relationship.\u00a0 It also gives the person a false sense of importance.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Makes you think you can do whatever you want.<\/span> How to properly handle money is not intuitive.\u00a0 Watching the personal failures of suddenly-rich pop stars and athletes is proof.\u00a0 No one can have everything and no one is above the law.\u00a0 Some rich people get more consideration than they deserve, but it eventually catches up with them, often with tragic consequences. \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. Allows you to live a life a drugs<\/a><\/span>, sex and rock and roll.<\/span> A lifestyle of unconstrained excess is almost impossible to maintain and makes it absolutely impossible to achieve fulfillment as a person.\u00a0 No one knows what the future holds but history shows that hedonism always ends badly \u2013 the money runs out, illness and accidents occur or the aging process catches up.\u00a0 When any of these happens, the person who had lived \u201cto party\u201d is just another empty shell of someone who could have achieved success and happiness.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0Money is a blessing when it\u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Provides a roof over your head.<\/span> In 1942, Abraham Maslow established what he called the Hierarchy of Needs.\u00a0 Based on his studies of accomplished people, he established that physical safety is needed before people can focus on higher achievements.\u00a0 Money frees up time and concentration so individuals can develop to the full extent of their potential.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
    2. Feeds and clothes your family.<\/span> Everyone wants to have the basic necessities and some of the luxuries of life.\u00a0 Money can solve a multitude of annoying problems that can impede other worthy pursuits.\u00a0 It makes day-to-day living more enjoyable for everyone.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
    3. Increases access to education.<\/span> There is an abundance of evidence that education increases earning power and promotes an appreciation for the diversity of people and philosophies. These are all blessings to those who take advantage of opportunities for learning.\u00a0 The potential downside is succumbing to intellectualism, an arrogance that can corrode clear thinking.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
    4. \u00a0Expands your sphere of influence for good.<\/span> A good person that has money can improve the lives of many people.\u00a0 Money also influences politics and politicians, and can be beneficial as long as politicians are not allowed to be compassionate by spending other people\u2019s money on their pet projects.\u00a0 The actions of good people and good politicians can help create better lives for individuals and a better civilization.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
    5. Gives the means to help others.<\/span> Helping others in need is a fundamental principal of Christianity and of all worthy religion.\u00a0 There is real joy in rendering service.\u00a0 Making monetary contributions to good causes is commendable, but the measure of a man\/woman is not how much money is donated.\u00a0 It is how much service is given and how others are treated.\u00a0 Money allows people more time to do good.\u00a0 Some examples are; helping at an elementary school, taking dinner to the sick, paying attention to those who need to talk, serving in the local government, etc. \u00a0We also need to be in tune with God so we will be guided to take care of those who truly need our help, including those we meet on the street.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      There must be a distinction made between loving money for selfish reasons and using money to do good.\u00a0 Money does not have a personality of its own.\u00a0 Its use can help or hurt people; do wonderful or horrendous things. \u00a0The same dollar bill can cause a murder or help the needy; it can care for the ill or buy addicting drugs; it can bring people to God or cause nations to go to war.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

      Money matters because our happiness can be enhanced or destroyed by how we honor it.\u00a0 The secret is that we value others more than we value money and we use our money to show what we value.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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      Many say, \u201cMoney is the root of all evil.\u201d\u00a0 On the other hand, Mark Twain said, \u201cThe lack of money is the root of all evil.\u201d\u00a0 While each statement has its arguments, the apostle Paul is more accurate, \u201cThe love of money is the root of all evil\u201d (1 Tim 6:10). \u00a0The love of money […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/allred10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/694"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/allred10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/allred10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/allred10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/allred10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=694"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/allred10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/694\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1715,"href":"http:\/\/allred10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/694\/revisions\/1715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/allred10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/allred10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/allred10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}