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Want To Be Rich?
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint. ~Proverbs 23:4
Proverbs 23 has some wonderful nuggets and some verses that make me want to chuckle. I have a weird sense of humor so that is not odd. Anyway, I recommend you take a read of that one.
I have this overwhelming desire inside of me to be something more than average. Actually, average was not even on my radar. As a kid, I wanted to go to school, find a good job, and work until I retire. At some point, and I am not sure when, I wanted more. As I am trying to get a handle on how to better serve God, I am learning that this need I have to do more is most likely stemming from the fact that I am not on the path God chose for me. I am not doing what he intended with my gift; therefore, I have all this energy that is all over the place. Anyone who knows me well, can tell you that I have 101 things going on.
I understand now that I was wearing myself out to get rich. I equated wealth (like MTV Cribs wealth or movie star wealth) with success and that in turn would fill this need I have to do more than average. I did not have the wisdom to show restraint, which is why I plowed ahead without really thinking things through and made all the mistakes a novice entrepreneur makes and then some. Those consequences are now my own (and by extension my family’s) to deal with.
I still have an entrepreneurial spirit that drives to do more, but I am staying unmoved until I can figure out what God wants out of me. I know that my words can be used to spread His. It is not about getting rich anymore but about getting it right.
Proverbs 23 has some wonderful nuggets and some verses that make me want to chuckle. I have a weird sense of humor so that is not odd. Anyway, I recommend you take a read of that one.
I have this overwhelming desire inside of me to be something more than average. Actually, average was not even on my radar. As a kid, I wanted to go to school, find a good job, and work until I retire. At some point, and I am not sure when, I wanted more. As I am trying to get a handle on how to better serve God, I am learning that this need I have to do more is most likely stemming from the fact that I am not on the path God chose for me. I am not doing what he intended with my gift; therefore, I have all this energy that is all over the place. Anyone who knows me well, can tell you that I have 101 things going on.
I understand now that I was wearing myself out to get rich. I equated wealth (like MTV Cribs wealth or movie star wealth) with success and that in turn would fill this need I have to do more than average. I did not have the wisdom to show restraint, which is why I plowed ahead without really thinking things through and made all the mistakes a novice entrepreneur makes and then some. Those consequences are now my own (and by extension my family’s) to deal with.
I still have an entrepreneurial spirit that drives to do more, but I am staying unmoved until I can figure out what God wants out of me. I know that my words can be used to spread His. It is not about getting rich anymore but about getting it right.
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