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| Money Rockefeller was to have said when asked “how much money is enough”, “Always a little bit more”. The rich man in the bible that could not completely trust in Jesus because he was rich (Luke 18:23) gives us an example of how difficult it is to surrender a trust in riches. A person with money knows that it is powerful and can be used to accomplish much. As a result, it can be difficult to even remember God much less trust in him more (Deut 6:10-12, Matt 13:22). Proverbs describes the need for a balance in dealing with money (Prov 30:8-9). Our approach to money and its use reflects a lot of what is in our heart. The desire for more money to get things can reflect a covetousness that is idolatry (Col 3:5). It may be seen as the way to pursue a variety of consumptive indulgences. It may provide the means to express vanity and pride. It can also reveal a fear and lack of trust in God. We are told that some lusting after money pierce themselves with sorrows (1Tim 6:9-10). In a world where the economy has been crafted to promote the industrialization that facilitates collectivization, family businesses are not able to compete. For example, in agriculture the family dairy farm has all but disappeared. Some dairys now have over 100,000 cows and are worked by illegal labor rather similar to the old South plantation systems. Similarly, those who used to work for a family hardware store, family pharmacy, or family grocery store now find themselves having to work at Walmart. For a Christian family trying to make a living, often one may have to look to the fringe of the economy. Manufacturing used to offer a number of jobs but most manufacturing companies either went out of business or shifted their location to countries that would exploit their own population as “wage slaves”. Most Christian families are unable to run a family business that would allow them to “apprentice” their own children to continue the business. As a result, one usually seeks employment of some kind working for a collective. Even with only one parent out of the home for eight to ten hours a day, families are faced with a handicap that can approach the damage caused by fatherless homes. Families with both parents employed outside the home can surpass that damage done to their children such as seen with higher incidents of drug abuse, suicide, promiscuity, and incarceration. |
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