The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum How do we serve money?!?!?

Actually Ted, I thought that some of those definitions of the word, "serve" fit quite well. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/scratchchin.gif" alt="" />

Perhaps you are trying to make more out this admonition than you should or is necessary. I think on the most basic level, one "serves" money when money is the overriding quest; i.e., that which is predominant in one's decision making. Let me try and give just a few simple examples. One one side of the issue are those obvious individuals who strive to make as much money as they can by any means they can, e.g., thieves, drug dealers, lawyers <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/rofl.gif" alt="" />, etc. On the other side the mother who buys inferior clothes for her children, even though she can afford to buy much better which will fit and feel better but also last much longer, just so she can save a few pennies to spend on herself is equally guilty of being a servant to money. I suppose one could come up with an endless list of the ways one can "serve" money, since the "love of money is the root of ALL evil", according to Paul. (1Tim 6:10)

Hopefully that will give you something to ponder! <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/Ponder.gif" alt="" />

In His Grace,