What we don't need

So, if I asked you, "How rich are you," what would be your reply? I am pretty sure that most of us would reply that we are not rich at all, that we live paycheck-to-paycheck, that we hardly have two nickles that we can rub together. I have mentioned before that, monetarily speaking, Trish and I are not very rich. However, we have everything we need.

There is always something to eat. I am actually ashamed at how many times I have stared into the cabinets or the pantry or the refrigerator at all the food contained within those articles and said, "There is nothing to eat." Actually, there was PLENTY to eat, just not what I WANTED.

With these thoughts in mind, today's word is just something I have come to realize over time: "My wealth is not determined by what I have, but by what I don't need."

So, if you asked me how rich I am, I would have to tell you VERY. No, we don't have a lot of money. We don't drive new cars. Our house, which we began buying a couple of years ago, was built in 1976, so, nowhere near new. I don't know if any of the clothes I wear have a brand name, other than "pants", "shirt", "socks", etc. But, I am so rich, and even more richly blessed.

What we do have is very few NEEDS. Yes, we have WANTS but very few NEEDS. We have a place to live that is clean and comfortable and dry and full of food and stuff. We have clothes and toys and junk. We have health and love and laughter. We have JESUS and an eternally bright future. WE ARE RICH, not because of what we have but because of what we don't need.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T