"Do not wear yourself out trying to be rich. Be wise enough to KNOW WHEN TO QUIT. In the blink of an eye wealth disappears, for it will sprout wings and fly away like an eagle."
Is it your desire to be rich? How much money would be enough for you? What price are you willing to pay to achieve wealth and riches? Will you sacrifice your physical or mental health to become rich? Will you violate man and God's laws to achieve riches? If you lose your social and spiritual life is it worth the price? Assuming that you become rich how much time will it take out of your life to keep it? Will your desire to be rich wear you out and lead to covetousness and greed? The One Truth Today is that we need to KNOW WHEN TO QUIT!
We spend such a short time here on earth, in comparison to our eternal life. Do you think it is a wise use of your time to labor for riches? After all, you came into this life with nothing and that is exactly what you will take with you when you go, nothing! Any riches that you accumulate will be given to others or be taken away by the state. Knowing that is the truth, what is the relevance of becoming rich? You could wear yourself out and consume your entire time here on earth in something that has no eternal value. Like ourselves wealth is here today and gone tomorrow. KNOW WHEN TO QUIT!
In the effort to become rich you may hurt yourself and others. The fact is that the Lord gives His gifts to His children and we must be wise enough to understand where everything comes from. We also need to understand when enough is enough. The typical miser is covetous and greedy and at the expense of his riches he loses his life. It takes wisdom, and the knowledge that we get from the Word of God to understand that all wealth pales in comparison to the gifts of God. You could say that you will reap what you sew. You could also say that is more blessed to give than to receive in this lifetime. True peace and happiness comes with the contentment of the gifts from God. When your wealth disappears, in the twinkling of an eye, remember that the gifts from God are eternal. If you are trying to become rich, KNOW WHEN TO QUIT!
