What happens happens

DEVOTION
1 TIMOTHY
WHAT HAPPENS, HAPPENS
1 Tim 6:6-10
6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. 8 But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. 9 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. 10 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.
NIV
Well there is so much, yet but just one thing written here. It is all about being content with what I have. I think, especially in our society today, way too many believers have already have fallen into the temptation talked about here. Investments and the storing up of money for retirement are right up there in the trap. I think it is all about trusting God and not trusting in my own ability to secure my future. I know I stand pretty much alone on this issue as I have had more than my share of conversations with other believers and they try to tell me that storing up for the future is scriptural. They say, that is how God is providing for them. I feel sad for them. Oh sure, I do not have any money to speak of. I have a nice home and cars and food to eat. I have more than enough clothes to wear. I can even enjoy having hobbies and doing things that others may not be able to. But I have nothing in reverse, in fact I have debt. But I am not worried about it, as I know everything has and will always be alright as long as I have my first priority as serving my Lord. I certainly do not want to be drawn into the trap of seeking money as my source of support. Sure I have worked all my life, and I will continue to work the rest of my life. I cannot find in scripture where I am permitted to retire from work. I think retirement is part of the trap. I don’t work nearly has hard and long as I used to, but I still work. True I get time to play or just do things around the house. But I also spend time doing things for the Kingdom. I do wonder from time to time what it would be like to have an abundance of money, but then I realize it is the temptation facing right at me. My life has never been on the path of large earnings. I never learned some special skill which allowed me to gain great income. I never had that drive either. Maybe that is why I have such a view I do. I don’t think so, I think I view what scripture says about the love of money and the desire to gain as much as possible and storing it up because that is what scripture says. I guess I am just blessed by not having that much of it. Certainly along the path of my life, God has intervened with material blessings when I needed them and sometimes even when I did not know I needed them. From my observations, I do know it is true that those believers who have such an abundance of money and appear to desire even more, have a lot of concerns about the safety of that money, especially that which is invested. No, I will just keep on trusting in my Lord. What happens happens.