Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Time and Money

 

Everything is on a scale. How we spend our money will be determined by what is most important on that scale. How we spend out time will be determined by what is most important on that scale. This is not to say that some things are not important but simply that, because we have limited time and limited money, some things are not purchased, or time is not spent.

The difficult part is when your scale is radically different than others. There seems to be a demand to explain oneself and how one spends time or money. While on one hand, we don’t owe anyone an explanation for our use of time and money, at the same time, responsibilities have demands and this forces us to spend our time and money in ways that we would probably not prefer.

From a Christian understanding of reality, our use of time and money needs to be a balance of addressing actual needs and helping others. If our life is focused simply on satisfying our whims and seeking to be comfortable, we are living with misaligned priorities.

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