No Turmoil Please

DEVOTION PROVERBS NO TURMOIL PLEASE Prov 15:16 16 Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great wealth with turmoil. NIV What can be added to this? Of course it does beg for an answer as to whether a believer can have great wealth and not have turmoil. Does it imply that those who fear the Lord should have little? Or is it just saying that those who spend their entire life seeking after great wealth rather than seeking after God may well experience a whole lot of turmoil? Maybe it does not even matter how much wealth a person has, if they do not seek after God they will have turmoil. But it does appear once again the choice is clear. God is the greatest wealth anyone could ever desire. People who strife to secure their own future with the accumulation of material wealth are in deep trouble is the point here. Storing up as much money as possible, putting their trust in that pile of money for the future is a big mistake, because they really are not trusting God for their future. What will great wealth secure in the future for them? Sure, they may be able to enjoy many creature comforts during this life. But does this great wealth distract them from the joy of the Lord? Are they so involved with making sure they have enough, being more concerned about their portfolio then what God desires that they miss out on the largest blessing? Turmoil is a disease for those who chase after that wealth leaving the fear of the Lord for another time. When people fear the Lord, when they have great reverence for God, it does not matter how much or how little they have for they have acknowledged God as their Lord. What more could a person every hope to have? Is it possible that even those who have acknowledged God as Lord have been distracted by the pursuit of great wealth? What happens then? Does turmoil follow after them? It would be better not to allow anything to distract from fearing the Lord. But then each person only knows what is in their own heart and mind. No one can judge the motives of another, but God does. It would be best to be so close to God that if distracted he can steer us back on course. Complete trust is God brings peace, any trust in wealth brings turmoil. No turmoil please!