What is your attitude toward money?

What is your attitude toward money?

I was remembering the words in the Bible Matthew 6:21

"For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." I personally, I have always considered money as a means, a way to reach a goal. I fully agree that money itself is not good or bad, that depends on the use we can give. I can do lots of good for many people, as well as I can do a lot of damage to many people with the use of money.

The question here would be, what is the reason that drives you to get more money? Maybe the answer was always in the scriptures, where your treasure is there will be your heart.

How can your view of money affect the way you live?

The world teaches us that money is a goal, not a means. Allowing money to point the way and decide for us is a bad decision in every way. There are much higher and special reasons that should always be our strength and purpose, such as helping our brothers, caring for our family, being happy.

Money can do you a lot to do good, but it also has a lot of power to invite you to change your priorities. We must be careful.

What rules are recommended for prospering?

Rule 1. Seek the Lord and have hope in him

Rule 2. Keep the commandments, that includes the temporal ones, tithing and fast offerings.

Rule 3. Think about money and plan how you can become self-reliant.

Rule 4. Take advantage of chances for learning so you will not be ignorant of these matters.

Education, President Hinckley has taught us, is the Key to Opportunity.

Rule 5. Learn the laws upon which the blessings of wealth are predicated.

Rule 6. Do not send away the naked, the hungry, the thirsty or the sick or those who are held

Captive. We have time for just a few more thoughts on how to make money.