Today, our society teaches that in order to be happy, we have to pursue great wealth and have many fancy things such as big houses and fancy cars. They believe that if you have these things, you will be happy. Yet the scriptures reveal that fallacy of that perspective. Proverbs 15:17 teaches this: “It’s much better to have a kind, loving family, even with little, than to have great wealth with nothing but hatred and strife all around you.” I have heard countless stories about those who had great wealth, yet were overwhelmed with stress, worry, a need to keep up appearances, etc. Today, many have even left the corporate world and have downsized into “tiny houses” just so that they could leave the stressed-filled corporate world. They realized that they were more happy with less, just as long as they were at peace, and were able to enjoy their families and sleep in peace at night. Finances are needed, but we need to be careful not to embrace a false notion of what makes one fulfilled and happy. Make sure that in all of your getting and achieving, God is in the center of your life and home. He is our true provider. Also our highest achievement that will bring true fulfillment is having done God’s will in our lives, and having left a legacy that we loved and served our families and generation well.
Proverbs 15:17 (TPT) “It’s much better to have a kind, loving family, even with little, than to have great wealth with nothing but hatred and strife all around you.”
