P. Boye Motivations

Money is usually attracted , not pursued – Jim Rohn

I know I don’t know much about life , I genuinely have not experienced it all , but from what I’ve, I must tell you ;money makes up about 20% of what brings you genuine peace, happiness and satisfaction.

Like I said in the previous blog , it’s really hard to satisfy desires .

Trust me on this one , if you think having a million in your bank account would make you happy , I can confidently say it won’t . You will feel somewhat good but never satisfied . The simple reason is ; money never brings satisfaction, I doubt its purpose was ever to. It is only a step to satisfaction but most times we confuse it and spend our whole lives , chasing after money , forgetting that there’s a life out there that money can never buy you !

I know what does bring satisfaction however , a big contributor is God , Jesus Christ.

I was reading a very interesting article by Jesse Wisnewski and honestly , his words simplified a big deal of most I want to say in a few words.

Here’s a few things he said, “Even though money isn’t an essential thing in your life. A significant portion of your life will revolve around earning, saving, giving, and spending money. So your relationship with money isn’t something you can just brush aside as unspiritual or unnecessary.

Here’s one thing you need to know about money: It’s amoral.Money doesn’t have a life. It cannot act on its own. It cannot do good deeds, and it cannot commit crimes. Basically, it’s neither good or bad.Money can only do what you tell it to do.Money is not the root of all evil. But the love of money is the root of all evil (1 Tim. 6:10).

If the concept of money is so simple and it doesn’t have a power emanating from its core drawing us to it, then why do we sweat over money so much?  Why does the Church talk so much about money?

There are two good reasons why the Church talks so often about money.

Firstly , because God talks about money 

Consider these statistics:

• 16 out of 38 of Jesus’ parables deal with money and possessions
• Nearly 25% of Jesus’ words in the New Testament deal with biblical stewardship
• 1 out of 10 verses in the Gospels deal with money
• There are more than 2,000 scriptures on tithing in the Bible, money, and possessions in the Bible, which is twice as many as faith and prayer combined

 

Secondly, money is frequently discussed in the Bible because there’s a direct correlation between the way we handle our money and our faith.

When it comes to money, we will either worship wealth or worship with our wealth.

Read that again.

There’s a big difference between the two.

 

From the seduction of success to the lure of lust, many things in this world will vie for your affection and devotion. But the most significant idol you will face is money (Matt. 6:24).

God desires our devotion, and he knows you will come face-to-face with the temptation of money, which is why he speaks so often about it.

Money itself may be amoral. But it’s our attachment to and our worship of money that will lead us into sin and making poor financial decisions.” 

 

My solution alongside this is contentment with one self . Being satisfied with your current state can change alot but not just being satisfied and being so relaxed that  you don’t work. I mean be content to the point where no matter what happens, because you know who you are , you won’t use any means to make money , and be in such a haste for it , but you will patiently be persistent and honest about it .
For the past days , one thing has been very alarming and that is the hunger and thirst that people have for wealth , feelings of importance and social belonging.

I’ve never felt more disturbed .  I mean , why thirst for something or go after something you are not prepared for or you can’t manage.

Hmm , have you ever realised that when you finally get that money you’ve always wanted , in the blink of an eye , you spend it on  stuff and before you know it , you find yourself not having any money at all .
It’s funny , cause then , you say to yourself ,” next time will be better , I will manage it well ” . One way or the other , you get it again ,and lol , it’s almost like a church rat ate it all up this time around .

Dear reader , if you desire something, you might as well prepare for it , for when it comes , it may slip right through your hands cause you never deserved it as a result of lack of preparation.

Untill next time , your majesty!

Sharon Paulina Boye

31st October , 2019