In a world where it’s popular to hate and protest the wealthy, I want my kids to look at money differently.  I want them to manage what they have according to God’s principles, to remember that it all belongs to Him anyway, and to work as hard as they can and do the best job they can at whatever they attempt to do.  If doing that makes them wealthy, I want them to be OK with that.  Then to take the money after providing for their families and change the world for good.

It’s not more righteous to be foolish with money management or lazy at work just so you won’t end up as an evil rich person.  It sounds crazy to type that, but I’ve met people who feel that way.

Money isn’t the root of all evil.  The love of money is.

1 Timothy 6:10 KJV

 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

God sometimes blesses people with wealth when they are faithful with little.

Luke 16:10King KJV

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

Genesis 24:35 KJV

And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.

Here’s a list of faithful people that God made wealthy.  It was apparently not meant as a curse.

And here’s a BIG list of Bible verses about money.

This has been day 11 of our series 31 Days of Kids and Money.