Rules To Live By

Don't live...unthinkingly. Ephesians 5:17

Here are three to live by each day:

(1) Be grateful! Happiness is not about getting what you want; it's about enjoying what you've got! So keep your perspective and be grateful every day. Rudyard Kipling said, "Do not pay too much attention to fame,power or money. Some day you will meet a person who cares for none of these, then you will know how poor you are."

(2) Don't compare! When you see your neighbours buying new furnishings for their home, taking expensive holidays and driving new vehicles, does something stir inside you to do the same? Because someone appears to bein similar circumstances to you, doesn't mean anything. Your neighbours might earn twice as much. Or they may be in debt up to their eyeballs; or be three-quarters of the way to bankruptcy or divorce court. Don'tmake assumptions and don't try to be like someone else.

(3) Give! Bruce Larsen says, "Money is another pair of hands to heal,feed and bless the desperate families of the earth. In other words,money is my other self." But that's true only if you're willing to part with it! Money's like manure: if you let it pile up it stinks, if you spread it around it helps things grow! Jesus said, "From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded" ( Luke 12:48 ). Money gives you options the less fortunate can only pray for. On the other hand, how you use your money will be one of the biggest issues you'll face on Judgment Day. Think about it!