Right and Wrong: Guidance That Works

 

3. Money 

Many people wealth in order to be happy and have a better future.

THE BIBLE SAYS: "Wisdom is a protection just as money is a protection, the advantage of knowledge is this: Wisdom preserves the lift of its owner." - ECCLESIASTES 7:12. 

MEANING: We need money, but it cannot guarantee our happiness or our future. (Proverbs 18:11; 23:4,4, 5) Instead, genuine happiness an a secure future depends on applying wisdom from God as found in the Bible. -1 TIMOTHY 6:17-19. 

BIBLE GUIDANCE WORKS: Cardo, a man in Indonesia, focused on acquiring wealth. "I enjoyed what most people dream of," he said. "I was able to travel and to buy luxury goods, cars, and houses." Such prosperity did not last. "I was defrauded, and the money I had worked for all those years was gone in the blink of an eye," says Cardo.  "I had spent my life pursuing wealth, but in the end all I got were feelings of emptiness, worthlessness, and disappointment." 

Cardo began to apply the Bible's advice on money. He no longer focuses all his energy on building wealth but chooses to lead a simpler life. "The true and lasting treasure is of a spiritual nature," he says. "I can sleep very well every night, and I am truly happy."

For more information on the Bible's view of money, read the article "Can Education and Money Guarantee a Secure Future?" in the Watchtower no. 3 2021, on jw.org.

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