Greed

The Million Dollar Life

By William M. Self, Sr

Greed may increase your bank account

But deplete your heart account

Generosity will increase your cash and your joy 

 

Greed

Greedy people may have a million

dollars, but cannot enjoy it.

Greed is a poverty mentality.

It is the feeling of never having enough.

It is the comparing ourselves with other.

When we compare what we have

with what others have, we become

discontented with what we have and life.

 

Greed pursues its own interest with

disregard for the rights of others.

There are all kinds of “Greed”.

Greed corrupts the material, ethical,

and moral sphere aspects of your life.

The Bible says… “Godliness with

contentment is great gain.” 1 Timothy 6:6

The Million Dollar Life is a life of contentment.

The Million Dollar Life is a life of blessing.

Jesus clearly says in Luke 6:38…

Give and it will be given to you in good

measure people will give back to you.

Every transaction in our lives should

 give something of value to others.

The get rich quick mentality

is a form of greed.

 

Look for ways you can be a blessing.

Sandy and I have a friend who

 is a millionaire and we go out

with them from time to time.

Because we love them, we have

picked up the tab at the restaurant.

He has told us that his other

 friends do not do that.

What a shame when we fail to

 show love by giving because the

other person has more than us.

   Don’t be consumed with what you do not

have and see others as your opportunity.

Look at what you do have and bless others.

Remember living like a millionaire has

nothing to do with your bank account.

But everything do

with joy in your heart.

That is why God loves a cheerful giver.

 

Scripture Reading

Ephesians 1:17-19 NIV

 18 I pray also that the eyes of your heart may

be enlightened in order that you may know

the hope to which he has called you,

the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

and his incomparably great power for us who believe.

That power is like the working of his mighty strength

Luke 12:13-15 NIV

13 Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher,

tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me."

14 Jesus replied, "Man, who appointed me

 a judge or an arbiter between you?" 

15 Then he said to them, "Watch out!

Be on your guard against all kinds of greed;

a man's life does not consist in

the abundance of his possessions." 

2 Corinthians 9:6-9 NIV

 7 Each man should give what he

has decided in his heart to give,

not reluctantly or under compulsion,

for God loves a cheerful giver.

8 And God is able to make

 all grace abound to you,

so that in all things at all times,

 having all that you need, you

will abound in every good work.

9 As it is written