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| Title: 'MONEY' 48/Mx - Visual Prayer Art from Collection by Rev.Bola A |
It is a rather interesting phenomena of our times, that many people still do not see a connection between their personal prosperity and spiritual awareness. It is even true to say that for some, the desire for financial prosperity is somehow at odds and even opposed to being spiritual, as if to say that spiritual people have no interest in accumulating wealth and should give up all material desires and refrain from seeking financial wealth.
I know many people who have been taught that it is more spiritual to be poor than to be rich, and that rich people will not find it easy to get into the kingdom of heaven, as will poor people. Those with such beliefs even claim to quote the bible saying that 'money is the root of all evil'. As a Christian myself, I have visited churches of many different denominations, and there has not been one so far, in which the issue of money, and its place in the heart of the Christian faith, has not arisen. I have heard church leaders and pastors being criticized by both Christians and non-Christians alike, for wearing expensive items of clothing, and owning the best quality items, expensive house-hold furniture like posh vehicles, traveling by first class, living in high class accommodation. They have been accused of embezzling church funds, conning their congregations, and of being the world's 'false prophets'. Yet at the same time,their Church buildings need to be bought and paid for, resources for educating the people about God need to be paid for, utilities and resources necessary to meet the needs of the congregation; and more out-reach work within communities, need to be paid for. Pastors like other members of the society have families that need to be housed, clothed, fed, educated, etc...etc... and all these things need to be paid for. Probably by now, you may be wondering where all this is leading. I ask you to bear with me, as I lead us towards some very important points.
If money is indeed the root of all evil, as some would have us adhere to, then how on earth are all the aforementioned items supposed to be paid for?
We live in a civilization where the circulation of money, is like the blood circulation of a human body. Without blood circulating through the human veins adequately, the person dies. A human being cannot survive without blood circulating in her veins. Money, is the medium by which we choose to exchange our goods and services in today's world, and an individual, organization, community etc, cannot survive without engaging herself or itself in the handling, exchange and distribution of money. Attempting to do any of that, whilst holding to the view that 'money is the root of all evil' is an extremely uncomfortable if not psychologically torturous predicament to be in. No wonder so many people are confused about money and financial matters. If there was any belief that 'the devil', would have us conditioned into, it would be that 'money is the root of all evil'. Why? Just so 'he and his consorts' could continue to claim sole right to all material wealth, and keep good people in poverty and ignorance. No one said the devil wasn't crafty!
So, what position then, does the spiritually aware person adopt?
If money is supposedly the root of all evil, then are we to leave the management, ownership, handling and control of financial wealth to so called 'evil' people to take charge of, while we remain idly at their effect? Or, alternatively are we to denounce are faith in God and 'goodness' and get our hands dirty, so to speak, in handling this root of all evil called money, embroiling ourselves with generating as much financial wealth as we can, to provide for our daily living, ministries, churches, out reach work and other projects? Not much of a choice here, then. Excuse the pun, but it seems one is 'damned with guilt' which ever way is chosen.
Perhaps the truth, and thus the more realistic approach to adopt, is to question our long established beliefs about the nature of money, the true purpose for which it exists, and our own personal relationship with it. If money is to remain such an important part of our daily existence, which clearly it is, we need to adopt, a healthy, safe, comfortable, valuable, and esteemed position for ourselves in relation to money. In this way, we may engage in the process of creating money, distributing and sharing it, in enjoyable, wholesome and ethical ways. In short we need to feel good about money, how we acquire it, why we acquire it, who we acquire it for and from, and what we do with it when we have it. We need to be able to experience money, not as something dirty and evil, which taints are spirit, but as something useful and practical, a tool which aids us towards meeting our life aims and purposes. Believing this, means that money becomes an ally, not an enemy. Neither does money become something to which we are over attached to, and thus enslaved by, because we have projected it the status of God or idol.
There is only one Universal Loving Consciousness we call God, and it isn't money. In order to have a happy relationship with money, it is important to know thyself. Hence the need for enlightenment and spiritual awareness. People who truly know themselves, generally have a great relationship with money and can manage money with ease. I will boldly make an assertion here based on my experience. Money is neither to be idolized as a God and worshiped, or demonized as evil and feared or negated, for it is neither. money is simply money, and energy form, a medium of exchange. Yes, money can symbolize certain things. It can symbolize wealth, freedom, happiness, inner peace, but remember always that it is not inherently any of those things. The important point here is that, the choice of what you want money symbolizes for you is yours and yours alone. There are no fixed rules for what money may symbolize. Symbols can be used positively or negatively. You decide whether for you, money symbolizes the root of all evil, or whether it is a means to fulfilling your innermost desires. You decide, whether money is your friend or your enemy. You decide how much or how little of it you need or wish to engage with. The point is that you decide, money does not decide for you. You are the causal point with money. Money is not cause over you. You are the experiencer and creator of money, and not the other way round, so how much of it do you want to create? With whom, for whom, why, when, and what for?
When we can answer these kind of questions for ourselves, and be really honest about our answers, we begin to master money and actually enjoy it.
Moving beyond money as an energy form, we need to also consider what true prosperity, wealth, and abundance means to us. To give you a clue as to where I am going with this, let me pose some questions. Does having a billion pounds or dollars in the bank equate to being wealthy to you? Most probably yes. How about if the money was there but for some reason or another, you were never allowed to touch it or withdraw it, or use it in any way? Would you still feel wealthy then? The answer is probably not. We can deduct from this that it is not the billion in the bank that is the wealth, but what you can do with it, or use it for.
Let me introduce another scenario. Suppose you had absolutely no money in the bank and no cash at all. Nothing, zero in terms of money, but everywhere you went you only needed to ask people for what you wanted, and they would give it to you. How would you feel then? Say you walked into the Hilton Hotel, and said you needed a suite to live in, and the owner said you could have one as a gift for free, and then you went to the local restaurant and asked for a meal, and the owner said you could come in every day and have 3 meals for free as a gift from him; then you went into the local designer boutique and the owner said you could have 3 items of clothing once a week for free every time you came in; then you popped into the local car show room and the owners said you could take a pick of whatever vehicle you wanted for free as a gift, and you were allowed to drive off with a Mercedes...etc..etc... (I'm sure you are getting the picture). Now you have no cash at all, but you can get anything just by asking and expressing a need. would you or would you not feel wealthy in this situation? I can guess the answer. What can we deduct from this? That billions of money does not equal wealth itself, but what you can get in exchange for those billions.
So, again, you are the decision maker. You decide what wealth and prosperity means to you. How does wealth feel to you, who are you with when you feel wealthy, where are you, what are you doing or not doing etc...etc...As you master these questions and begin to answer them within your own heart, you also begin to master true wealth and prosperity.
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