Just yesterday I was asked how can we (the people) stop the madness in Washington and really create change. I have to admit, that is one of the toughest questions I have had to wrestle with in my life. Clearly, we all have a position on the various controversial topics these days, as we should.
Regardless of your stance on change and what really needs to happen, one truth is clear. There are little ones all around us that need our support. Children today are being raised in a culture of impulse purchasing and reality TV. I will argue that this not a healthy direction to raise the next generation if we want to see long-term change for the better.
If we want real long-term change we need to educate our children on more than reading, writing, and arithmetic. We need to educate them on principles such as delayed gratification and consequences for choices. We need to teach them the fourth rule of money: "I have to work hard and smart to earn more money." We need to teach them how cash flow works in the real world. In doing these things we can change the long-term future for the better.
All the Best,
Grant Magers
CEO
Moola Monsters, llc
grant.magers@moolamonsters.com
www.moolamonsters.com
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
God and Money
Recently, I have been having a lot of questions surrounding the topic of God and money. Specifically, is money a man made system, or a God created system. This is not an easy question. In my attempt to address it, I hope that I will, at the very least, persuade you to consider the question.
Did you know that there are 1600 Bible versus pertaining to money and approximately 500 of them include the words money, riches, or wealth. Let's face facts God takes the topic of money very seriously. I think we can all agree to that point. Ultimately the question will come down to do you believe God is in complete and total control, or do we have control. If He has complete and total control then it is reasonable to say he created the concept of money, the function of economies, and the resources they represent. If you believe we have control then it is a reasonable position to believe we created money and economies to manage the resources.
I am not a judge or jury on this topic. It is an important question to ask ourselves. It is an important question for us to wrestle with in our minds. Hopefully, in doing so we will come to know God more completely. If the topic of money is important enough for Him to include it in the Bible 1600 times, then the topic deserves our attention.
Sincerely,
Grant Magers
CEO
Moola Monsters, LLC
grant.magers@moolamonsters.com
www.moolamonsters.com
Did you know that there are 1600 Bible versus pertaining to money and approximately 500 of them include the words money, riches, or wealth. Let's face facts God takes the topic of money very seriously. I think we can all agree to that point. Ultimately the question will come down to do you believe God is in complete and total control, or do we have control. If He has complete and total control then it is reasonable to say he created the concept of money, the function of economies, and the resources they represent. If you believe we have control then it is a reasonable position to believe we created money and economies to manage the resources.
I am not a judge or jury on this topic. It is an important question to ask ourselves. It is an important question for us to wrestle with in our minds. Hopefully, in doing so we will come to know God more completely. If the topic of money is important enough for Him to include it in the Bible 1600 times, then the topic deserves our attention.
Sincerely,
Grant Magers
CEO
Moola Monsters, LLC
grant.magers@moolamonsters.com
www.moolamonsters.com
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