Wealth Maps
This page is dedicated to people that want more from their lives. I myself feel that everyone should be entitled to living a life they want to live provided they go after it with great determination. The 3 things that people want in order to live the life they want to are:
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Money
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Relationship
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Health
In here, I’ll be uploading things that may inspire you to reach the goals in life. I hope this information is helpful. At least I’ll be looking these every day. 
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How do you feel about monetary wealth? I don’t mean about enough money to provide for your family(rent,clothe and food). But more about what the video talks about, a exorbitant amount of money.
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macklc Reply:
October 19th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
Good question. When we’re dealing with a lot of money (I’m talking millions here), there’s always a temptation of misuse. I think that danger is more apparent for people who are single. Look at a lot of celebrities. There’s always someone who’s caught for DUI, drug addiction, and whatnot.
For me, I want to be debt free. I want to be able to purchase things occasionally without thinking about my finances. I want to take trips to different parts of the world and know I’m still financially sound. I would like to help people in need and get them back on their feet. For that, you need more than just enough. You need to be wealthy.
I think monetary wealth isn’t bad. At the same time, we must be on guard and be careful. And when I do become wealthy, I hope and pray that I have people that will help me accountable when those days come.
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TIE Reply:
October 23rd, 2010 at 2:01 am
It looks like you have given this a lot of thoughts and came to some interesting conclusion.
Let see what the scripture has to say about wealth.
Matthew 6
19 “Stop storing up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 Rather, store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Ecc 5
10 A mere lover of silver will not be satisfied with silver, neither any lover of wealth with income. This too is vanity.
-The problem comes from the “love” of money.Greed.
But also its a scaled range. As people invest time into chasing money a lot or little, all is fleeting because monetary value fluctuate.
As you work hard for your money its value can decrease or gain or lost. The time invested in hard earn money can be worthless if the value the world gives it dissipate. It effects can be frustration and or if there’s a gain of extraordinary amount can result into a dizzying high, blinding to people to what is important. Or stress and worries about maintaining it.
Then there’s is a cost to having extraordinary amount of money. Social friends family and other people. Also logistical, tax and business ventures opportunity.
The road to gaining money is a slippery road.
King Solomon wrote this passage in Ecclesiastes 5
12 Sweet is the sleep of the one serving, regardless of whether it is little or much that he eats; but the plenty belonging to the rich one is not permitting him to sleep.
13 There exists a grave calamity that I have seen under the sun: riches being kept for their grand owner to his calamity. 14 And those riches have perished because of a calamitous occupation, and he has become father to a son when there is nothing at all in his hand.
15 Just as one has come forth from his mother’s belly, naked will one go away again, just as one came; and nothing at all can one carry away for his hard work, which he can take along with his hand.
Having a rich life is recognizing and nourishing our spiritual hunger and giving that to other that are seeking it also. Resulting in strong friendship and good healthy living.
Matthew 5
3 “Happy are those conscious of their spiritual need, since the kingdom of the heavens belongs to them.
4 “Happy are those who mourn, since they will be comforted.
5 “Happy are the mild-tempered ones, since they will inherit the earth.
6 “Happy are those hungering and thirsting for righteousness, since they will be filled.
7 “Happy are the merciful, since they will be shown mercy.
8 “Happy are the pure in heart, since they will see God.
9 “Happy are the peaceable, since they will be called ‘sons of God.’
10 “Happy are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, since the kingdom of the heavens belongs to them.
11 “Happy are YOU when people reproach YOU and persecute YOU and lyingly say every sort of wicked thing against YOU for my sake. 12 Rejoice and leap for joy, since YOUR reward is great in the heavens; for in that way they persecuted the prophets prior to YOU.
- Money, health,clothe can all be striped away from us by various things out of our control. Teachings from the bible can safe guard us from the woe that we might face in life. We can have trust and hope in Jehovah.
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macklc Reply:
October 23rd, 2010 at 12:37 pm
I agree with you with the bible verses. Nothing on earth is permanent. What is gained can certainly be taken away. As Job said in Job 1:22,
“And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.”
It is important to keep God first in your life or you’re not going to able to deal with the oncoming problems later on.