Be Still And Know

1 Timothy 6:9-10 'People who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.' This is one of the most misquoted verses in the whole Bible. It is often said that money is the root of all evil. It isn’t. It’s the love of money that’s the real problem. Money is neither good nor bad. It is part of the world that God has made and like everything that he has given us it can be used for our benefit or to our detriment. Time, sex, possessions, creation – and anything else you care to name – can be used to build or to destroy. It’s the love of money that is the problem, because it’s the worst possible love affair. Money promises so much and delivers so little. It promises happiness, security and peace but it cannot buy any of them. The problem with loving money too much