Happy Money: How Money Can Buy Happiness

Verses to ponder

• Every good and perfect gift is from God. It comes down from the Father. – James 1:17
• Let the Lord be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant. – Psalms 35:27

You are already rich on the inside before
you become rich on the outside.

Because money is a great magnifier,
it simply magnifies that which is within you.

3 Types of Rich People in The World Today

1. Filthy Rich
   – The stereotypical, greedy, selfish and corrupt people.
   – A filthy rich man is nothing but a poor man with money.
2. Guilty Rich
   – They have the wrong psychology and understanding about money.
   – Some people are more comfortable with poverty than prosperity. And so, in their hearts, they feel very guilty when they earn a lot of money.
3. Truly Rich
   – They help their family and their bigger family.
   – God never designed money to buy happiness. God designed money to increase helpfulness.

A Call for Courageous Husbands

• Men who train their kids to love God.
• Men who train their kids how to earn money.

Money does not make you happy.
Money can only make you happy if you were happy
before you got the money.

Wealth is about God.
It is about love. It is about service.
It is about dying to yourself so that others may live.

Personal Reflection and Group Discussion

• What are my personal conversations about money?
• What are the steps I am taking to make money bless my family and my bigger family?

But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
– 1 Timothy 5:8

This talk is the first part of the series, Happy, Healthy, Holy Money: “Changing your relationship with wealth.” You may find the links to the next two talks below:

1. Healthy Money: Live a Life of Love and Prosperity Will Come
2. Holy Money: Can Money Be Sacred?

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