Wisdom for the Rainy Days, Part 2 (TMF:2455)
Friday, October 04, 2024
Peace to Live By: Wisdom for the Rainy Days, Part 2 (TMF:2455) - Daniel Litton
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No matter how good one’s job is going, you never know what is going to happen. It could be that things are going fine one day and then you find out the next that your company is shutting down your department, or laying people off and you happen to be one of those people. Having that six months in the bank then buys you time. Remember, Jesus talked about being wise in the Parable of the Ten Virgins. Recall, in that parable five of the virgins took extra oil with them and five of them did not. When the bridegroom was delayed, the five who did not take extra oil were out of business. They weren’t considered the wise ones. Well, in looking at this logic, we can see that we should also be good when it comes to how we handle our money. We don’t want to be found to be in trouble because we didn’t save any money up for an unexpected turn of events. We certainly don’t want to have faith in our money instead of God; we also don’t want to be unwise. I think knowing we have at least six months pay in the bank increases our happiness. It makes it so that there is not a constant cloud of stress lingering in the background over fear of what might happen.