Short Lessons on Money & Wealth & Time

Funny?
by Ron Cusano of Shiloh Ministries

Funny how $10 looks so big when we take it to church,
but so small when we take it to the store.

Funny how long 60 minutes are when serving God,
but how short when fishing, playing golf or basketball.

Funny how laborious it is to read a chapter in the Bible,
but how easy it is to read 200 to 300 pages of a best selling novel.

Funny how we believe what a person or newspaper says,
but question what the Bible says.

Funny how we can't think of anything to say when we pray,
but don't have difficulty thinking of things to gossip about to a friend.

Funny how we need 2 or 3 weeks to fit a church event into our schedule,
but have no problem adjusting for a social event at the last minute.

Funny how we get thrilled when a football game goes into extra time,
but complain when a sermon is longer than the regular time.

Funny how people scramble to get a front row seat at any game,
but scramble to get a back row seat at church services.

Funny how difficult it is to share the gospel with others,
but how simple it is to talk about anything else.

Funny how everyone wants to go to heaven,
provided they don't have to believe, think, say or do anything.

Funny, isn't it?
Or is it funny at all

True Wealth
Submitted by Floyd Bills

One day a father and his rich family took his son to a trip to the country with the firm purpose to show him how poor people can be. They spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor family. When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, "How was the trip?"

"Very good Dad!"

"Did you see how poor people can be?" the father asked.

"Yeah!"

"And what did you learn?"

The son answered, "I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of the garden, they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lamps in the garden, they have the stars. Our patio reaches to the front yard, they have a whole horizon."

When the little boy was finishing, his father was speechless. His son added, "Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are!"

Isn't it true that it all depends on the way you look at things? If you have salvation, love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude towards life -- you've got everything! You can't buy any of these things, but still you can have all the material possessions you can imagine, provisions for the future, etc., but if you are poor of spirit, you have nothing!

Is Time Really Money?
Submitted by Viola Gilbert

A man came home from work late again, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door. "Daddy, may I ask you a question?" "Yeah, sure, what is it?" replied the man. "Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?" "That's none of your business. What makes you ask such a thing?" the man said angrily.

"I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?" pleaded the little boy. "If you must know, I make $20.00 an hour." "Oh," the little boy replied, head bowed. Looking up, he said, "Daddy, May I borrow $10.00 please?"

The father was furious. "If the only reason you wanted to know how much money I make is just so you can borrow some to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room. You don't need any more toys! Go play with the ones you already have. I work long, hard hours everyday and don't have time for this."

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and started to get even madder about the little boy's questioning. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money.

After an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think he may have been a little hard on his son. Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10.00 and he really didn't ask for money very often.

The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door. His son was laying on the bed. "Are you asleep son?" he asked.

"No daddy, I'm awake," replied the boy. "I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier," said the man. "It's been a long day and I took my aggravation out on you. Here's that $10.00 you asked for."

The little boy sat straight up, beaming. "OH, thank you daddy" he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow, he pulled out some more crumpled up bills. The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.

The little boy slowly counted out his money, then looked up at the man. "Why did you want more money if you already had some?" the father grumbled.

"Because I didn't have enough, but now I do," the little boy replied. "Daddy, I have $20.00 now. Can I buy an hour of your time?"

Share the story with someone you like...but even better, share $20.00 worth of time with someone you love. Just a short reminder to all of us working so hard for our living.

However, let us not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some quality time with those who really matter to us.

What Does It Take?!?
Submitted by Scott Tousignaut

Inspiring Music At Church

A minister was preoccupied with thoughts of how he was going to ask the congregation to come up with more money than they were expecting for repairs to the church building.

Therefore, he was annoyed to find that the regular organist was sick and a substitute had been brought in at the last minute. The substitute wanted to know what to play.

"Here's a copy of the service," he said impatiently. "But you'll have to think of something to play after I make the announcement about the finances."

During the service, the minister paused and said, "Brothers and Sisters, we are in great difficulty; the roof repairs cost twice as much as we expected, and we need $4,000 more. Any of you who can pledge $100 or more, please stand up."

At that moment, the substitute organist played, "The Star Spangled Banner."
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What does it take to get us to realize that all we "own" is really the Lord's? The above was intended as a joke, but it's not so funny after all, is it? How much of your time and money are spent for your Savior?

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