June 2: PEOPLE WHO SPEND ALL THEIR TIME TRYING TO MAKE MONEY….

Affirmation: I am in the right place at the right time doing the right thing.

“For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.”
‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭1:7‬ ‭NIV‬‬

(I read this affirmation and realize that if I am not happy with where I am currently, then it is the right place and the right time to choose the right thing. So make the most of your place, your time and your thing.)
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Walk in Hrace. Live in Love. By Bob Goff 

                  June 2

PEOPLE WHO SPEND ALL THEIR TIME TRYING TO MAKE MONEY SPEND ALL THEIR MONEY TRYING TO MAKE TIME. BE WEALTHY IN FRIENDSHIPS. 

Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. 
ROMANS 12:3 

According to researchers, we're bombarded with upward of five thousand advertisements a day. That's a big number. These ads tell us we'll be more likable if we buy the right car or soap or get in better shape. Without really knowing why, other than the desire we all have for love and acceptance, we get the car or soap or buy the new gym membership, some trendy workout clothes. and cutting-edge supplements. The ads tell us we'll be more at peace if we remodel our home, so we set our hearts on marble countertops and a new deck outside, imagining the dinner parties we'll have and the compliments we'll get.


Advertisers know that what we long for more than anything else is con­nection. We want to be accepted unconditionally and have deeper relationships where we're more fully known. But they make us think we need more stuff to make it happen, so we spend our time trying to make the money we hope will lead to more intimacy. They know they have us when we believe that we need to spruce ourselves up to get what is already incredibly available to us.


Don't take the bait. We don't need to present a different version of ourselves to make new friends; we need to be more authentic with the ones we already have. I've enjoyed dinners on friends' decks before, but I've never left thinking about the deck. I left thinking about the laughter, about the deep conversation, about the beauty of talking about real life. We don't need to renovate our kitchens to invite people over for dinner parties. We just need to make sure the local pizza place delivers.


Money will make you happy from time to time. Living into the simplest version of who God made you to be will always make you rich in friendship. These friends don't care what you have. They love who you really are.

 

Who do you feel most comfortable being yourself with? 


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