Wealth Doesn’t Increase Happiness, Part 3 (TMF:2322)

Tuesday, April 02, 2024
Peace to Live By: Wealth Doesn’t Increase Happiness, Part 3 (TMF:2322) - Daniel Litton
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       I just personally don’t see any correlation between wealth and happiness. Wealth can be good if we know what we are doing with it, if we know how to manage it effectively. But we also know that the more the increase, the more things there becomes to be concerned about. Increased possessions causes increased worldly concern. That’s why we know some famous wealthy people live lives of simplicity. I think the important thing is that we have our happiness founded in God and not money. Remember, Jesus said we get to choose. He said we can’t choose both of them, but we can choose one of them. A person can value money the most, or a person can value God the most. I think it is experientially true looking at the lives of those I know and looking at my own life that those who value God more are indeed the happiness. With God comes happiness. With wealth, well there is happiness too, but it is a different kind of happiness, a temporary and uncertain happiness.