Proverbs 23:4 – 5 made me reflect on the work environment
today:
4 Labour not
to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. 5 Wilt thou set
thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings;
they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
I think of the many jobs I have had throughout the years,
how I put my all into a few only to be chewed up and spit out. Recently I
remember staying until 2 am to finish preparing for a factory test. I was
disciplined for taking a morning off when the test was over without
consideration of the long hours the days before. Today is full of those who
work for riches and those who follow God have a tough time saying no to
authority and tend to get burned out often or get caught in the quest for
money.
Solomon was a wise man and knew the quest for money was a fleeting
thing. Granted he was wildly rich and did not need anything, but God granted
him WISDOM before blessing him. Those who follow the Lottery winners and how
many go from rags-to-riches-to-rags in short order know the money has wings. It’s
short term!
Now I think of Isaiah 40:31 and mounting up on wings of
eagles when I read this, but man they have two completely different meanings.
The Proverb above was talking about our money mounting up while Isaiah was
talking about believers mounting up.
Now the key is money is not everything, nor “the only thing”,
but rather the purist of God. So mount your wings and focus on God, serve man
but with the understanding that it is for God’s glory! The key is don’t let
money become your guide in life, but God!! I know that with mining for gold,
one can become obsessed with finding the glittery stuff. I need to read this
over and over to ensure I don’t get the “gold bug” or “gold feaver”! Maybe that
is why it has been my homepage for sometime!!