Wealth and Money

All around the world people equate wealth to having lots of money. So we say a wealthy man is the man with a fat bank account, large investment portfolio, a place on the Forbe’s list etc, but reading an article today from a man I respect, he said ”the wealth of this world isn’t reducing.Money is man made,and it doesn’t determine your wealth.Your wealth will determine how much money is available to you,because money gravitates to men and women of wealth”

From this statement,I see a clear distinction between wealth and money, it seems it is wealth that produces money and not the other way round like we have been made to believe.This statement was made by  a very wealthy man(money wise)it means there is something the rich know that a lot of people don’t know. The rich knows that money is not the source of riches but wealth. I just realized now while writing that I have introduced another word which is “riches”. So what is wealth? What does it mean to be rich, are these 2 words synonyms? How does money come? Is a rich man wealthy? Does money make a man rich or makes him wealthy?

I went online to see the various definitions of the word wealth,and I noticed that most of the common dictionaries we have(Webster,Oxford,Merriam etc)have a similar definition for wealth as “An abundance of valuable material possessions or resources; riches.The state of being rich; affluence.”May be this is where we all got the mindset that wealth is about what money can buy.

I also stumbled upon another online definition from www.businessdictionary.com and it defined wealth in a way I seem to relate more with. It said, Wealth is the”Tangible or intangible thing that makes a person, family, or group better off”. It also defined wealth in terms of accounting, economics, monetary and non monetary wealth. For non monetary wealth, it had this to say, ”Non-monetary wealth: things which depend on scarce resources, and for which there is demand, but are not bought and sold in a market and hence have no price. Examples are education, health, and defense.”

This is similar to the first definition I cited because it gives credence to that which is “intangible”

Now I will give my own simple definition of wealth, which is,”Wealth is who you are, what you know, that produces what you need ,also, it is the intangible that produces the tangible. It is the value you have developed or acquired into your personality that can amount to monetary value when required”. So wealth is from your inside, out. Its source is the intangible that is available to everyone, so nobody is disadvantaged.

I am a Christian and I believe the scriptures, especially Heb11:3 that says, ”By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible”. This means, that the tangible as we know it today was made out of the intangible.I will explain this by going back to the book of beginnings-Genesis. In chapter 1, it gives us the account of creation or re-creation. For everything tangible that was made and as we know it till today was created by words (intangible).”Let there be….and there was”….isn’t it awesome to know that all the beauty and splendor of the world today was made by words. In chapter 2 verse 2 of the same book, the bible says ”And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.”Taking a close look at this verse you will notice that ”God rested” and not “God finished”, meaning the creation never stopped, it was just that God was done with his own part,he had created the frame work, the pattern, the foundation for creation and he expected man to continue. So if man must continue, then he must follow the same pattern, create the tangible from the intangible.

Looking at our world today, it is important to note that every invention of man came from the intangible. Right now I am typing on a laptop, using MS word, on a Windows operating system, all of this was made possible by someone who thought it was possible. First, it starts with a thought or idea(intangible) and ends with being the richest man in the world today according to Forbes.

What am I trying to say, wealth comes as a result of the quality of your inner man. If you will invest in who are you, who you are will produce what you need or desire. Keep investing in yourself, read books, get involved in activities that will sharpen your mind, learn new skills and before long the value you have created on your inside will produce riches on your outside. Today’s world is very competitive, and to stand out is to be able to compete favorably. One must stand out based on superior knowledge, information and skills, and all these are intangible.   

Wisdom brings wealth, wealth brings money and honor. Wisdom is in God and from God. Becoming rich is a journey, it starts from being wealthy. When you start out your journey in wealth, you may not be instantly rich, but with time, it will be inevitable. So you can be a wealthy man that isn’t rich yet, but don’t stop or get discouraged, remember “MONEY GRAVITATES TO MEN AND WOMEN OF WEALTH”.

NASA Finds Message From God on Mars

NASA announced today that its Curiosity Rover has found an unambiguous message from God written on tablets in a Martian cave.

According to an official press release two giant stone slabs the size of small elephants were located deep inside a cavern abutting Aeolis Mons, a large mountain.

Upon one tablet is a copy of the Ten Commandments and the text of John 3:16 written in 12 languages – including English, Spanish, Chinese, Basque and Hebrew. On the other tablet is a simple message in English reading “I am real.”

According to top scientists who have studied the discovery extensively, these findings may have definitively established Christianity as the one true religion.

“This is amazing,” says Syms Covington, an Australian researcher working for NASA’s Mars Exploration Program. “We went into the cave looking for water, and we found proof of God’s existence instead.

“I mean how else did those tablets get there? I can tell you one thing: there’s not a single atheist inside NASA’s control room now. What we saw was jaw-dropping.”

Genesis 1:1-In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth

NASA’s Curiosity rover arrived on Mars in August of last year with a mission to explore the Martian climate and geology for signs for habitability.

Thus far the mission has been a success, with the discovery of an ancient seabed and chemicals needed for life suggesting that Mars was once suitable for life.

However the tablets, both of which are signed “Peace and Love – Yahweh,” represent the rover’s most significant find to date, and is perhaps the most important scientific event in history.

“When people find out about this, they will demand change in our society,” explains a political scientist at Georgetown University. “Democracy will have to give way to theocracy. We’re gonna have to build more churches and reintroduce prayer into schools. Abortion is defiantly going to be illegal within a few months.”

Despite its potential significance, Covington fears that the Earth-shattering discovery may not make the impact it should.

“Unfortunately, the mainstream media is so anti-Christian, they might not even pick up this story,” he explains. “But God is real. We have proof. And everyone deserves to hear the truth.”