Is being rich a serious spiritual disadvantage?
I know for a fact that most people tend to put more faith in their weekly paycheck or their savings account then they place in God… Case in point… When a believer’s job is placed in jeopardy they often are just as afraid or even more afraid then an unbeliever. Some believers equate losing their job as some sort of punishment from God. Many believers even reverence their boss more then they reverence God. If I am being honest with myself the complexities that money adds to ones life become very obvious. If I am dishonest with myself then I am in denial of the fact that money is often a HUGE distraction that jeopardizes ones faith. It is all too easy to make mammon our false god because we have become completely dependent on it in our modern society. In Jesus day they grew their own food, made their own clothing and raised their own meat, but today we have become completely dependent on money. Many believers have unknowingly placed more faith in their bank account, their job or their paychecks then they do in God.
Reminds me of something Jesus said about a camel and the eye of a needle. Lots of money usually means having little time to give personally of ourselves. There is a HUGE difference between throwing money at a problem and being there in the moment, wide open to personal intimacy. Most rich people are constantly distracted by their money. Jesus could have been financially rich, but chose not to be. One must only read Jesus comments where He specifically addresses the rich to get a clear perspective on this topic.
