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Wisdom-Trek / Creating a Legacy
Welcome to Day 58 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.
This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom.
It's Only Money (Part 1)
Thank you for joining us for our 7 day a week, 7 minutes of wisdom podcast. This is Day 58 of our Trek. As you consume the daily nuggets of wisdom and allow them to change you from the inside out, then you will be able to create and build that living legacy that you desire. The next several days we will focus on the accumulation of wealth, both in money and the true riches of life.
We are recording our podcast from our studio at The Big House in Marietta, Ohio. I have sanded and Paula completely dusted the floor in "The Eating Area" yesterday and today. We purchased the polyurethane and are ready to apply it. Hopefully within the next couple of days that portion of the project will be completed, and we can move the tables and chairs back in. I will provide some pictures once we are finished. There is also some minor trim work that needs finished by our contractor.
As we prepare for our Trek over the next several days, we will focus on the priority of money in our lives – how it is properly accumulated and how it is easily lost. I have titled this series “It’s Only Money” with the theme of being on the trail of true riches.
One important indication that a person is wise is how they view and handle wealth. Wealth may be in money and riches, but it can also be in the most important things of life. Those important things are how we spend our reserve of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. We will find that most of the time, the true nature of who we are with money is reflected throughout everything we do. So, let’s head on out and follow the yellow brick trail towards the summit of true wealth.
We will begin by exploring the relationship of wisdom to wealth. One of the ways to determine if you are a wise person is by the way you handle money. Wisdom is not determined by the amount of money you possesses, but by your attitude toward money, by the way it is acquired, and by the way it is used. Within this Wisdom-Trek series, we will first explore the attitude of the wise toward wealth. Then, we will dissect the ways in which money should be obtained and used.
Keep in mind, as a Christ follower, I use principles for handling money that are primarily taken from the Bible. Even if you do not share the same beliefs, I know that you will find these principles applicable to your life also.
On our Trek this week, we are exploring how the character of the wise is integrated with money. This should not be misunderstood to suggest that I believe money is the most important attribute of the wise. It is not. In Luke 16:10 Jesus referred to money as “little things,” which is to say, not all that important.
There are several reasons, however, why such a little thing as money should be of importance to us. First of all, little as it may be, it is a major problem in most American homes, Christian and non-Christian. We, like our government, have become accustomed to operating on a deficit budget system, living more on credit than on cash. The result has been the need for one or both spouses to work more than is prudent or wise. Charitable giving is very low, and Christian giving is also declining.
When something which is a “little thing” becomes a “big thing” in our lives, it is a problem of priorities. Furthermore, Jesus taught that if we are not faithful in this “little thing” of money, we will not be faithful in those matters of greater importance. Luke 16:10 reads, “But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities.” Let us seek to be wise in the way we use money.
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Wisdom-Trek / Creating a Legacy
Welcome to Day 58 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.
This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom.
It's Only Money (Part 1)
Thank you for joining us for our 7 day a week, 7 minutes of wisdom podcast. This is Day 58 of our Trek. As you consume the daily nuggets of wisdom and allow them to change you from the inside out, then you will be able to create and build that living legacy that you desire. The next several days we will focus on the accumulation of wealth, both in money and the true riches of life.
We are recording our podcast from our studio at The Big House in Marietta, Ohio. I have sanded and Paula completely dusted the floor in "The Eating Area" yesterday and today. We purchased the polyurethane and are ready to apply it. Hopefully within the next couple of days that portion of the project will be completed, and we can move the tables and chairs back in. I will provide some pictures once we are finished. There is also some minor trim work that needs finished by our contractor.
As we prepare for our Trek over the next several days, we will focus on the priority of money in our lives – how it is properly accumulated and how it is easily lost. I have titled this series “It’s Only Money” with the theme of being on the trail of true riches.
One important indication that a person is wise is how they view and handle wealth. Wealth may be in money and riches, but it can also be in the most important things of life. Those important things are how we spend our reserve of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. We will find that most of the time, the true nature of who we are with money is reflected throughout everything we do. So, let’s head on out and follow the yellow brick trail towards the summit of true wealth.
We will begin by exploring the relationship of wisdom to wealth. One of the ways to determine if you are a wise person is by the way you handle money. Wisdom is not determined by the amount of money you possesses, but by your attitude toward money, by the way it is acquired, and by the way it is used. Within this Wisdom-Trek series, we will first explore the attitude of the wise toward wealth. Then, we will dissect the ways in which money should be obtained and used.
Keep in mind, as a Christ follower, I use principles for handling money that are primarily taken from the Bible. Even if you do not share the same beliefs, I know that you will find these principles applicable to your life also.
On our Trek this week, we are exploring how the character of the wise is integrated with money. This should not be misunderstood to suggest that I believe money is the most important attribute of the wise. It is not. In Luke 16:10 Jesus referred to money as “little things,” which is to say, not all that important.
There are several reasons, however, why such a little thing as money should be of importance to us. First of all, little as it may be, it is a major problem in most American homes, Christian and non-Christian. We, like our government, have become accustomed to operating on a deficit budget system, living more on credit than on cash. The result has been the need for one or both spouses to work more than is prudent or wise. Charitable giving is very low, and Christian giving is also declining.
When something which is a “little thing” becomes a “big thing” in our lives, it is a problem of priorities. Furthermore, Jesus taught that if we are not faithful in this “little thing” of money, we will not be faithful in those matters of greater importance. Luke 16:10 reads, “But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities.” Let us seek to be wise in the way we use money.