No, not be poor or don’t have money but “be last” with money. I don’t always have a lot of it but I want to be conscious of how I spend it.  How we deal with money can tell about us. The question for our soul is not how much money we have but rather how much does the money have us. See, it’s not the having of money that’s a problem it’s the love of money that is the kill our soul.

How do you know if you love money? How do you know if you love you anything or anybody?

• You think about it all the time.
• You want to be together all the time.
• You feel sad or anxious when apart.
• You change your schedule to be with it.
• Your friends and family are less of a priority.

John Maxwell says that he can tell what a person’s priorities are by looking at two things:  their calendar and their checkbook.  Take a some time to check yourself.  What does your checkbook say about your priorities, your position in life?  Are you putting yourself first or others? Where are you in this money relationship?