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Thursday, February 23, 2006

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

This excerpt that I read made me think... try reading it.... it's from Kay D. Rizzo's Popsicles Black Holes and Burnt Toast...

Have you ever dreamed of what it would be like to win a million dollars? I have, or I should say I did until I met a woman who had won a state lottery. When I asked her what it was like, she said, "I whish I'd never heard of the state lottery!"

Too much money makes people act squirrelly. As my grandma used to say: "It's dangerous to have too many dollars and not enough sense."

Maybe that's why Jesus had so much to say about wealth. He knew our hearts, that it's easy to forget we need Him. Our hearts and our bank accounts should be out of this world.

Ask Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft. I dona't know if his bank account and his focus is on God's kingdom, but the man is discovering that greater joy comes not from hoarding money, but from giving it away.

Be concerned with everything that comes from the Kingdom of God and what he requires of you, and he will provide you with all these other things. Matthew 6:33, TEV