I want to earn it

I have worked all for what seems like all my life, as I am sure most of us have. All I know is to work for, and to earn things. I have been very blessed to be able to work and earn a living; a blessing many would love to have. And, over time, Trish and I have been able to purchase a home and provide for our children. We pay our tithes, and GOD has tremendously blessed the rest.

We have never had a lot of money, and certainly never a lot at once. We have never cashed a check for thousands of dollars, never won any kind of sweepstakes or lottery, never had a large sum of money fall into our laps. We have also never stolen anyone's money, never run a ponzi scheme, never tried to take anything that isn't ours.

Today's word is a simple reminder about working for and earning things. Proverbs 13:11, NLT, which reads, "Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows over time."

I've known several people who have come into rather large sums of money from settlements and such that didn't have a single penny of it within weeks. I think it is easy to get rid of money we don't have to "work" for, the ol' "found money". But, I also believe it is a little easier to hold onto the money we toil for. And, as our passage reminds us, the wealth from hard work grows over time.

I don't really know what had me on this subject today, other than I read the verse and thought it was a good reminder. Look, there is nothing wrong with working hard and earning a living. There is nothing wrong with striving to be good stewards of what GOD gives us. I don't want to take what belongs to someone else. As long as GOD allows me to be physically able, I want to earn it.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T