If I asked you what is the root of all evil - most would say - money. That would be incorrect. The root of all evil is the excessive love of anything - money - sports - study - food - gaming - music - art - knowledge. Anything that is done to an excessive level - anything that takes our attention away from - God - is evil. Evil in the sense that we have allowed ourselves to become obsessed with - things.
Being focused one hundred percent and more on anything is not good. Even obsessive attention to God - would not be good - in the sense that in order to live life as intended by Our Creator - we must live life to the fullest. Our priorities must be in correct order - first God - second our spouse and children - third family - fourth our occupation - fifth the church - and beyond that all the other areas of our lives. We cannot allow ourselves to become so obsessed with - things - that we fail to pay attention to the others. Focussing obsessively on money - work - sports - takes our attention away from other things in our life. How many people who are workaholics - moan the loss of their marriage - relationship with children - all because the focused all their energy on work? How many people who were always at church - attending meetings - worshiping constantly - destroyed the relationship with spouse and children because they were never home? The key to the wealth laid before us by God is balance. Balancing all the things in our lives - keeping our priorities in correct order - so that none is ignored - that none becomes the only focus of our lives. Jesus - God loves all the love and attention they can get - not at the expense in the others gifts He has given you.
Deacon Dale
Being focused one hundred percent and more on anything is not good. Even obsessive attention to God - would not be good - in the sense that in order to live life as intended by Our Creator - we must live life to the fullest. Our priorities must be in correct order - first God - second our spouse and children - third family - fourth our occupation - fifth the church - and beyond that all the other areas of our lives. We cannot allow ourselves to become so obsessed with - things - that we fail to pay attention to the others. Focussing obsessively on money - work - sports - takes our attention away from other things in our life. How many people who are workaholics - moan the loss of their marriage - relationship with children - all because the focused all their energy on work? How many people who were always at church - attending meetings - worshiping constantly - destroyed the relationship with spouse and children because they were never home? The key to the wealth laid before us by God is balance. Balancing all the things in our lives - keeping our priorities in correct order - so that none is ignored - that none becomes the only focus of our lives. Jesus - God loves all the love and attention they can get - not at the expense in the others gifts He has given you.
Deacon Dale
