Attitude on Money

I had a great week. The lessons this week were very relatable to my current situation. I enjoyed the case study activity. There was some great information shared through the discussion group this week. One person said:

 "Work and family cannot be separated one from the other. We need to work to support our family, and working is an expression of love towards them, providing for them. However, we need to remember that our family needs also to be provided with emotions, love, teachings, that can be provided when we spend time with them."

This really touched me. I know there are some areas that I can work better at. It was nice to see that other people had some of the same ideas. The case studies gave me great ways to help support my family and ensure that they are number 1 in my life. I am grateful for that.

This week we also read an article called Attitude for Money by Stephen W. Gibson. One of my favorite quotes from this was:

 "The possession of excess Money often reveals or exposes what kind of a person the individual is."

I truly believe this. a year ago my family went through a tragedy, my aunt passes away from stage 4 ovarian cancer. She has three daughters and left each of them a large amount of money. However, one of the daughter decided that she was entitled to more than her sisters. I have seen their relationship take a very bad downward spiral and it makes me so sad. Money really does show ones true colors.

Another quote that I really liked was:

"The first thing we need to understand about money is that is not evil. Money is neither good nor bad. The Love of money or the obsession with accumulating money from others unrighteously, no matter what the method, may be evil, but money in and of itself is neither good nor evil."

It was a good reminder of how we need to think about money.

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