Worshiping the Money God

I have often heard "Money is the root of all evil," wondering how true this statement is. I know that money issues are one of the biggest factors cited for marital problems. Such was the case with my own marriage. We wanted out of debt, we wanted stuff, we wanted freedom to do things without limitations. Want want want... my ex started to spend more time working trying to dig himself out of the hole, never realizing that his happiness didn't belong in things. Here is where our paths started diverging in the woods. I totally understand where he was coming from, but he was losing sight of the most important things in his life. Love... he stopped feeling my love. His children caused more and more problems, he stopped feeling their love... (there is a trickledown effect here, the more you chase down money the less you feel and show love because you're knocking your heart against the pavement to achieve the almighty dollar. The bruising that follows that heart bashing put us both into depression.)

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The longer this went on the less I wanted to do with it. I moved away from the desire to own a home and wanting more stuff toward being happy engaging in my hobbies. Too much time was spent sweating how we were going to get a hot tub, and make it work - when that time could have been spent interacting with the ones we love before they slip away. It is unfortunate that I slipped into Ego and shut myself off from all others, but what the heck... the Money God makes people depressed as a matter of cause. How do you know you're slipping into that kind of worship?

Ponder this:

• How many times did your family say you work too much?

• When you get time do you immediately bury yourself into another project or hobby instead of looking at your partner or children (or dog) in the hopes it will turn into a little jack cash?

• Are your thoughts hyper focused on bills?

• Are you in the process of building a business, and suddenly you look up and don't see a single soul you know or love standing next to you?

• Do you spend your spare time thinking about the stuff you want, then planning ways to purchase them (the amount of times you fall into I want stuff and how do I get it is the key)?

If so, you have spent too much time worshiping the Money God, it is time to put the boat in reverse, your family and friends are the things that help make you feel good - leaving them behind won’t help you feel better about yourself.

Last Updated June 11, 2018

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