Almost everyone complains about money.
Ask them about their dreams, goals or life in general. If their open and honest you’ll hear woes of money.
But just because money gives us problems, each person will think and respond differently to those problems.
I spend lots of time meeting 1-on-1 with guys, discussing life; both pitfalls and successes. Personally I’m driven to make my life count for something meaningful. I want God to be honored with what I’ve done and I hope the world will be better off for hundreds of years after because I obeyed my “design” (how I’m uniquely created).
Today I was meeting with a guy, and he gave a little agreement with my comment about money problems. However, when he went on to describe the past 30 years of his adult life, I was profoundly struck by the differences of what we call “money problems”.
Here are the 3 Types of Money Problems I’ve Come to Recognize:
1. The lack of money that makes life uncomfortable.
2. The lack of money that causes you to forfeit or put off your dreams/calling to focus on money.
3. The abundance of money that causes indulgence; distracting you from your dream and purpose.
As it turns out, most of the guys I meet with fall into #1. Yes, they have money problems, they lack money and things that money can buy. However the are in the game. Not the game of natural wealth, but the game of eternal wealth. They are seeking to fulfill their purpose even though it’s hard and they suffer lack in many ways.
Whenever I describe money problems, I’m thinking #2. I want money to do my purpose, however, since I don’t have it, I resolve that I can’t do it yet.
Of course, there are people who have money and are in the center of their purpose. I’m not suggesting you can’t have them both. But my concern is the procrastinating… the postponing, and the mis-prioritizing.
The logical mind assumes you have… say 40 years. So why not spend the first half getting your money right, then you can spend the rest using it for good.
But is that guaranteed?
No, of course not. There are no guarantees.
But I’ll guarantee you this. Each day, when you awake, you have the ability to chose, what’s important, what’s urgent, what’s wise in the head, and what’s meaningful in the heart.
I’m doing my best to make the right choices, taking nothing for granted.
And I wrote this to encourage you to do the same.
Create a great day!
– Arvell