CHAPTER 7
KEEP MONEY IN PROPER PERSPECTIVE “Do not overwork to be rich; Because of your own understanding, cease! Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away like an eagle toward heaven.” Proverbs 23:4-5
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here are many situations we face that only money can solve. The electric company, for example, doesn’t ask for your prayers; they want your money. One way or another, it requires money to keep the lights on at your house. Have you ever noticed, however, that many people expect money will do more for them than just pay bills? Some expect money to make them happy. Others expect that money will solve their relationship problems or provide them with a sense of significance. Solomon knows what he is talking about when he discusses money. Remember, he was perhaps the richest man that ever lived. In his hometown there was so much gold that silver wasn’t even considered of value. (1 Kings 10:21). Let’s listen again to what Solomon 32
