1 Timothy, Chapter 6

Oh my, I just finished reading this chapter and have to pass on this story as it so quickly comes to mind….

My youngest son was around five when we allowed him to have a debit card. And whoa! He felt he had hit GOLD! Here was this magical card that allowed you to go into ANY store and buy ANYthing and not one little red cent ever left your hand?? THIS was amazing. (“And WHY hadn’t my parents told me about this before??!!”) 🙂 

And so, he soon became our faithful little “shopper” until one day, not too long after, we went to the “Bumble Tree” to buy another little stuffie, and as he went to use that same delightful debit card, it came back DECLINED. 

And, oh my, the first words he said were “I HAVE BEEN BANK-ROBBED!”

LOL!

Oh my and oh yes, this response was true (and pretty cute too). 🙂 But totally was TRUE to HIM. He was fully sure that he did NOT spend all this money — THAT couldn’t have been what happened — but that someone ELSE was to blame and had intentionally STOLEN his joy and was spending his “gain”!!

We had to go and explain how this card worked. (And honestly?? He still doesn’t quite believe us on this one — still pretty sure that someone took out a ton of money behind his back. Oh, my silly son. LOL!) 🙂

But as much as I laugh, it certainly brings to light a reflection about “money and success” that I realized in MYSELF not too long ago. And so, time to share that I found out I really wanted to have some “financial gains” in my NEW business because? THAT would show that I was a COACHING “SUCCESS” (aka NOT A FAILURE).

“Oh, really! YOU?”

And I answer, “It … was … true.”

I was constantly thinking about and adding up how much I was bringing into our home, really wanting to help out and “contribute.” And, yes, that was partly true. But part of it really was a “cover concept.” Underneath all that sweet-sounding-family-value-stuff?? Was this small, dark yucky, sickly sorta realization that for a part of me? My COACHING “success” wasn’t just about “spirituality.” Nope, somewhere in my soul, I wanted to see my “success” through a FINANCIAL GOAL.

Now, please don’t get me wrong. I didn’t want millions of dollars. But only just enough to be able to see and say, “This is WORTH all the time, effort, investment and UPFRONT COST to me, my husband and my FAMILY.” To be able to “prove on paper” (and to MY person) that I did CHOOSE a great GODLY thing and wasn’t “costing” my family a thing.

But, that wasn’t how it worked out. ’Cause as much as I worked and worked and worked at “bringing money in,” well, COVID came along, insurance didn’t cover my role, paying “clients” came … and went … and soon, the “dollars” just didn’t add up to what I wanted.

BUT, what DID ADD UP were some SOULS that really wanted to GROW, shift and seek GOD’S truth. BUT the other TRUTH was? They were BROKE.

OH.

So, OK, what is easy to “see and say” today, looking back, is how much I GREW through all that. How “graced” I was in having other women allow me FULLY into their hearts, minds and souls.

And once I chose to only focus on that, it “PROVED” to me the reality that this role is not defined by the dollars and cents — but solely on the VALUE of a SOUL.

And that is just what GOD said again to me today in 1 Timothy (verse 18).

Because choosing to grow in spiritual character qualities first (verse 11) over any other thing truly saves us from feeling distorted, distressed and chaotic in our life (verses 4, 5 ,6, 9).

By following HIS ways, we find a NEW life, a TRUE LIFE, free from other faulty definitions around us.

And so, GOD is so smart. HE knew my heart and HE worked on it to where I can so humbly and gladly say I LOVE coming on here each day!! Writing bits and pieces of TRUTH HE shared with me — and sharing them with you. 

I am so beyond BLESSED to be able to DO this: no pressure, no problem and just on PURE PASSION. And I am passing this truth on to YOU today, to not be like me and “be robbed” (verse 5) by putting your HOPE in your wealth (verse 17), but instead CHOOSE to HOPE in HIS Word (verse 17). It is the ONLY KEY to enjoying a life rich in good deeds and spiritual qualities.

HIS ways always equal “success” beyond measure. Always somewhere to GROW and GO, ladies. Thank YOU for teaching me this TRUTH through this group.

Carol 🙂