How many times have we said, "If I only had a money tree..."? Or "...if I only made more money..."?

One of the most misquoted Bible verses ever is that money is the root of all evil. The money itself is not the root to all evil. Money is just a symbol of currency, it has no spirit, there is nothing good or evil about it. The love of money is the root of all evil. If someone does not have contentment about the amount of income they have then they are truly obsessed with money. No matter how much money someone has they will never have contentment if having money is their goal. Even Ted Turner once said he felt like a failure because he only had $10 billion compared to Bill Gates' $100 billion. People who want money fall into temptation and will never see contentment.

Income shouldn't be that big of a deal at all. Everyone enters this world with nothing, everyone leaves this world with nothing, so why are we so obsessed with getting as much money as possible in the middle? Don't worry about how much money you need to buy your children that Christmas present. Instead worry about the relationship with your child. Don't worry about your car, jewelry, or the size of your house. Instead worry about cultivating the relationship with your spouse. If you want contentment then all you need to be concerned with is knowing the God who provides everything for us.

I am trusting God to show me that it's OK to be content. It's my responsibility to be a good father and husband. To be there for them and not worry and trust in Him. I know it's going to be alright, but it's hard sometimes when it seems ends never meet. But if we look closely, things always seem to "fall into place". God provides what we need, not what we think we need. I should be content. I really want to live that way.

"But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs." I Timothy 6:6-10