__Editor’s Note:__ In this article, we hear from Compass’ executive director for legacy and partnerships, Dan Nicewander. As we start 2023 with new goals and resolutions, Dan reminds us of the things that are truly important in life—and in eternity …

### I was traveling back home to Minnesota last month.

As I slowly boarded the plane behind the queue of people, the two guys in front of us started talking about “going up north”— a common saying of Minnesotans who want to get away from the busyness of the Minneapolis and St. Paul metro area.

One of them started complaining about all the work he had to do. He lamented that throughout the summer, they rush up north to  do yard work and maintenance. And by the time they head home on Sunday, “they’re ready for a vacation!”

And now, they had to spend extra time to winter-prep. He blurted, “I can’t wait until I don’t have to go up there all the time,” to which his friend readily agreed…

I’m sure when they purchased their place up north they could only dream about all the fun they’d have up there. Swimming, boating, and just sitting by the campfire and listening to the loons.

But then reality set in.

The yard needs work. The driveway needs coating. The dock needs to be replaced. A new roof must be coming at some point. And then, the guilt sets in when this major investment isn’t being used every weekend.

Doesn’t seem overly relaxing, does it?

Don’t get me wrong. There’s nothing wrong with a place up north. If it’s in your budget and used wisely, it can be a real blessing. We know many families who even use their cabin for hosting others.

### But something happens when a family gets a second home. It’s not just the initial expense or the demanding upkeep. There’s also the tug to use it regularly, which may make it difficult to regularly attend church back home.

I think this is what Mark is getting at when he says *“…but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.”* __([Mark 4:18-19](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%204:18-20&version=ESV))__.

Things can work against us and pull us away from God if they’re not kept in check.

God wants us to enjoy everything He’s given us in this life. __[1 Timothy 6:17](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+6%3A17&version=ESV)__ tells us that God *“richly provides us with everything to enjoy.”* But at some point, this life will all be over.

I doubt that many people even know the names of their great great grandparents or about any of the things they cherished when they were alive. As James states, *“What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.”* (__[James 4:14](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+4%3A14&version=ESV)__)

So, if our time on earth is limited, what will we do with the time we have left?

You could acquire more things. But we all know we can’t take them with us.

You could create something that has your name on it so others remember you. But even that won’t last.

### Or you could focus and invest your time and resources on eternal things that can impact others for God and have eternal value.

Missionary C.T. Studd summed it up well over a hundred years ago when he wrote, “Only one life, ’twill soon be past. Only what’s done for Christ will last.” Let’s  focus our lives on the things that last.

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### *"Into your hands I commit my spirit; redeem me, O Lord, deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me" —* Psalm 31:5 and 15.

Those are the words of David, who suffered severe mistreatment at the hands of Saul. We’re all treated unfairly from time to time.  It could be by a family member, a friend, a boss or co-worker, or someone you’re doing business with who may be trying to cheat you. So how should you respond?

*Money* is often the issue when we interact with others, and it’s a powerful motivator to strike back when we feel we’re being mistreated. Losing money we feel we deserve to have can make us feel bitter.

> But Hebrews 12:15 tells us, *“See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no ‘root of bitterness’ springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled.”*

### We live in a fallen world filled with fallen people, and we’ll all experience mistreatment at one time or another.

It’s important to remember that *you’re* one of those fallen people, too. Your first instinct might be to lash out against someone who’s mistreating you. That is *not* a biblical response to mistreatment. Instead, look to Christ as your model. No one suffered more injustice and mistreatment than Jesus.

> In 1 Peter 2:20-22, the apostle tells us how a Christian should respond to mistreatment. It reads, *“When you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God. For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth.”*

That’s a high bar to reach, but Peter goes on to tell us *how* to respond like Christ to injustice in verses 23 and 24. *“When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly. He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness.”*

The key to responding like Christ to injustice is trusting God to work for good in all your affairs.

> Psalm 37:4-6 tells us, *“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.”*

One of the greatest examples of a Christ-like response to injustice is found in Genesis and the story of Joseph. He was first sold into slavery by his brothers, then wrongly accused by Potiphar’s wife and thrown into prison.

Yet Joseph never reacted in an ungodly manner to injustice. He even went on to save his brothers and all of Israel when famine struck. Joseph trusted God Who eventually used Joseph’s mistreatment in a powerful way. And God tests us the same way when we suffer injustice. He expects us to respond like Christ.

### This doesn’t mean that we must quietly accept every injustice that comes our way. It’s not unbiblical to state your case in truth and love, but the result must be left to God.

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When You’re Treated Unfairly

### Psychotherapist Lynne Rosen and motivational speaker John Littig cohosted an hour-long radio show on WBAI in New York called *The Pursuit of Happiness*. But this Brooklyn couple’s final act was putting plastic bags over each other’s heads and committing suicide.

Rosen and Littig were experts in pursuing happiness yet failures in catching it. This tragic couple epitomizes the irony that the more we advertise and purchase products, events, and books intended to make us happy, the unhappier we may become.

In 1997, thirty-nine members of the cult Heaven’s Gate, led by Marshall Applewhite, participated in a mass suicide. They’d been taught that once they exited their earthly bodies, they would land on a spaceship following the Hale-Bopp comet. At the time of their death, each member carried a five-dollar bill and three quarters. Why? To pay an interplanetary toll.

Most of us shake our heads in amazement at this kind of gullibility. Yet we fail to see the futility of our own attempts to find happiness. Many people try the age-old practices of turning to money, sex, power, beauty, sports, nature, music, art, education, work, or celebrity for happiness. In the end, each of these proves as big a lie as a spaceship on a comet’s tail. The problem for the Heaven’s Gate followers wasn’t that they trusted too much; it was that they trusted the wrong person. Only Jesus was worthy of their trust. Only He could have granted them, in this life and for eternity, the deep and lasting happiness they sought.

### Ask people what they want out of life, and they’ll answer, “to be happy.”

The same is true for the most superficial materialist and the most devout saint: all of us are wired to seek happiness.

The Greek philosopher Aristotle (384–322 BC) wrote, “Happiness, then, is something final and self-sufficient, and is the end of action.”

Centuries later, French philosopher Denis Diderot (1713–1784) said essentially the same thing: “There is only one passion, the passion for happiness.”

Even Charles Darwin (1809–1882), best known as the father of evolutionary theory, wrote, “All sentient beings have been formed so as to enjoy, as a general rule, happiness.” William James (1842–1910), the philosopher and psychologist, wrote, “How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness, is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do, and of all they are willing to endure.”

The quest for happiness transcends gender, age, and life circumstances. Holocaust victim Anne Frank (1929–1945) wrote as a teenager, “We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.”

In an 1898 article arguing against religion, L. K. Washburn said, “There is a constant mental pilgrimage towards that Mecca of the human heart—happiness. . . . Everybody wants to be happy, and thinks, strives, wishes, and lives to that end.”

How many subjects do Puritans, philosophers, atheists, and agnostics emphatically agree on? One of the few is our innate longing for happiness.

### Where does our desire for happiness lead us?

In *The Discarded Image*, C. S. Lewis references a vivid simile in Chaucer’s “The Knight’s Tale” to illustrate that human beings have “some inkling of the truth,” even if they go about seeking it in the wrong way. The knight describes the human journey this way: “All men know that the true good is Happiness, and all men seek it, but, for the most part, by wrong routes—like a drunk man who knows he has a house but can’t find his way home.”

The human race is homesick for Eden, which only two humans have ever known. We spend our lives chasing peaceful delight, following dead ends or cul-de-sacs in pursuit of home.

We know intuitively that we’ve wandered. What we don’t know is how to return. Our lives are largely the story of the often wrong and occasionally right turns we take in our attempts to get home to Happiness with a capital H—God Himself.

### The Bible promises everlasting happiness for God’s people.

World peace and universal happiness seem like utopian dreams, but these dreams are not far-fetched, because according to God’s Word, utopia once existed and will again. (What is far-fetched is believing we are capable of creating this utopia ourselves!)

It should delight us to hear that the future involves a return to Paradise. Jesus promised His disciples that one day there will be a *“renewal of all things”* (NIV), which the English Standard Version translates as *“the new world”* and the Complete Jewish Bible renders as *“the regenerated world”* ([Matthew 19:28](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Matt%2019.28)).

Just as we’ll take on our eternal, resurrected bodies, the world itself will be resurrected. Peter preached that Christ would not return *“until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago”* ([Acts 3:21](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Acts%203.21)). The New Century Version translates this as*“when all things will be made right again.”* Our entire experience on the New Earth will be of happiness far greater than Adam and Eve could have ever imagined!

The past will be remembered as that temporary period of rebellion when God’s creatures turned from Him. We’ll celebrate endlessly that Jesus entered our history to redeem us and to restore the shared happiness of God and His people.

As God’s children, we have a history of His faithfulness in the past and an assurance of a secure future, which should define how we view our present. This perspective can infuse us with happiness even in what would otherwise be the unhappiest times of our lives. *“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal”* ([2 Corinthians 4:18, NIV](https://biblia.com/bible/niv/2%20Cor%204.18)).

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God’s Faithfulness in the Past Assures Our Happy Future

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I love this time of year. When January comes into view, it always feels like a fresh start — a chance to wipe the slate clean, give some prayerful thought to the most important areas of life, and make new plans. So I’m intrigued with the findings of researchers who have studied what it takes to accomplish goals.

### Remember who you are

In his book, *Atomic Habits,* James Clear talks about the important role that identity plays. For someone with the goal to stop smoking, for example, choosing the identity of a *non*-smoker would be a powerful *first* step. When offered a cigarette, responding with, “No thanks, I’m not a smoker,” would be much more effective than, “No thanks, I’m trying to quit.”

The minute we placed our faith in Christ, we became Christians ([2 Corinthians 5:17](https://biblia.com/bible/niv/2%20Cor%205.17)). However, because we’re subject to so many influences that are inconsistent with that identity, the pursuit of God-glorifying goals requires a daily choosing, a daily remembering. The Bible teaches us to continually “take off” the old self and “put on” the new ([Ephesians 4:20-24](https://biblia.com/bible/niv/Eph%204.20-24)).

I’ve been mindful of that as I look ahead to 2023, asking, “Lord, as I attempt to manage your resources faithfully, what next financial step would you have me take ([1 Corinthians 4:2](https://biblia.com/bible/niv/1%20Cor%204.2))? As a steward of this ‘temple of the Holy Spirit,’ what health habits would you have me change ([1 Corinthians 6:19](https://biblia.com/bible/niv/1%20Cor%206.19))? As a husband, how can I better love my wife as Christ loved the church ([Ephesians 5:25](https://biblia.com/bible/niv/Eph%205.25))?” When faced with the many temptations that threaten to pull me off course, I’m intent on cultivating the response, “No thanks, I’m a follower of Christ.”

### Put a process in motion

Clear also stresses that it’s a mistake to put too much emphasis on outcomes and not enough on the systematic steps it will take to generate those outcomes. This is familiar ground for regular SMI readers. We often emphasize finding, following, and staying with a trustworthy investment process, but it applies to all areas.

Goals and process work hand-in-hand. A goal sets the direction, a process gets you there. A goal is the motivating vision of what you want to achieve, a process is about practicing the daily habits that will lead to the goal.

### Infuse it with emotion

When musicians rehearse, they work on their technique — getting all the notes and rhythms correct. Ultimately, though, their joy, and the joy of their audience, comes by playing from the heart. That’s why conductors often finish rehearsals by imploring the musicians to “play it once more, *with feeling*.”

In their book, *Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard*, Chip and Dan Heath write about the important role of emotion in pursuing a goal. They use the metaphor of someone riding an elephant. The rider is our logical self. With reins in hand, the rider appears to be in charge. The elephant represents our feeling self. And given the heft of an elephant, once emotion kicks in, logic is just along for the ride!

While emotion can certainly get in our way as investors, it also can be an important, *positive* factor in the pursuit of our goals. Putting a face on our goals by considering who would be most impacted by their accomplishment is an emotional factor that can bolster our motivation.

For example, my wife and I have a goal of helping our kids pay for college. It has required us to be intentional in designing and managing our budget. But the pursuit of the goal isn’t just about numbers and spreadsheets. It’s about love. When we make the monthly contributions to their college-savings accounts, it never feels like paying bills. We’re pursuing this goal — we’re *playing* this goal — with feeling.

### There ISN’T always next year

As a long-suffering Chicago Cubs fan, I’m well acquainted with the habit of replacing this year’s disappointment with next year’s hope. But we shouldn’t be too cavalier about applying that way of thinking to our lives. The pandemic has reminded many of us of the brevity of life. On the morning that I began this article, a family friend attended the funeral of her father who died from COVID-related causes. He was just 63.

So, as we consider the year ahead, let’s hold it with an open hand and ask, “Lord, if I’m given the gift of all 365 days in 2023, what would You have me do?” And let’s consider how our identity might shape our goals, what process we could follow in pursuit of them, and whose lives would be impacted for the better through their accomplishment.

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According to the Bible, is money evil? Rob West points out the mis-translation of a common verse about money and urges us to apply verses like these correctly.

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According to the Bible, is money evil? Rob West points out the mis-translation of a common verse about money and urges us to apply verses like these correctly.

Misused Money Verses

The Bible has a lot to say about money and possessions with more than 2,300 related verses! Applying the power of God’s Word to money can transform your finances while drawing you closer to Him. But three of those many money-related verses are sometimes misused or misunderstood. Rob West will clear up the confusion!
To be sure, the Bible is clear in its meaning. It has no hidden codes that we have to decipher. So it’s only our interpretation of it that sometimes gets us into trouble. Let’s look at three passages where that sometimes happens.
<ul><li>3 COMMONLY MISUNDERSTOOD VERSES: </li><li>1. 1 Timothy 6:10. Probably the most misunderstood verse in all of the Bible would be 1 Timothy 6:10, “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.”</li><li>Now, that seems pretty clear. However, it is often misquoted as “Money is the root of all evil.” The incomplete reading of that verse misses the point entirely. Money is simply a tool that can be used for good or ill. But the LOVE of money is always destructive and sinful, because it replaces our love for God. It’s a form of idolatry. </li><li>That misinterpretation has also led some to think that people with few resources are somehow more godly than affluent people. The Bible never teaches that.</li><li>And if you need any further clarification about the meaning of 1 Timothy 6:10, the second part of the verse provides it. It says “Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.” That’s what the love of money will do to you.</li><li>2. Luke 18: 24-25. These verses state “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God! Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”</li><li>Some people interpret this to mean that there's righteousness in being poor, and that being rich is a sin. But that’s certainly not what Jesus is teaching. He’s calling out those who think their riches, their works, will buy their salvation.</li><li>Those who heard Jesus say those words were confused, too. They asked, “Then who can be saved?” Jesus goes on to say, “The things that are impossible with people are possible with God.” The teaching there is fundamental to the doctrine of grace. We can’t get to heaven by our own efforts, but only by the grace of God through faith.</li><li>And in the very next chapter, Luke 19, Jesus further makes this point in his encounter with Zacceaus, the crooked, but repentant tax collector. The man was probably still quite rich even after returning more than he’d stolen, but Jesus said his faith had saved him.</li><li>3. Luke 12:34. The verse tells us “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” </li><li>Again, it seems clear enough, but some people get confused and think it’s saying the opposite. They mistakenly believe the verse is saying there’s a difference between your treasure and your heart. They think they can separate their earning and spending from their love of God. But we can’t.</li><li>Our monthly bank statements are a reflection of what we hold in our hearts. If we’re spending money in a way that dishonors God, it’s an indication of our spiritual condition.</li><li>Are you glorifying God or giving in to material desires? </li></ul>On this program, Rob also answers listener questions: 
<ul><li>How do you budget for healthcare if you don’t have health insurance? </li><li>How long should you wait to draw Social Security and why? </li><li>Will posting payments early to principal-only accelerate the repayment of a loan? </li><li>What is the best way to use an inheritance on behalf of a teenage relative? </li><li>MENTIONED DURING THIS PROGRAM: </li><li><a href="https://chministries.org/">Christian Healthcare Ministries</a>, Christian medical cost-sharing program</li><li><a href="https://www.ssa.gov/">SSA.gov</a> to contact the Social Security Administration </li></ul>Remember, you can call in to ask your questions most days at (800) 525-7000 or email them to <a href="mailto:questions@moneywise.org">Questions@MoneyWise.org</a>. Also, visit our website at <a href="http://moneywise.org/">MoneyWise.org</a> where you can connect with a MoneyWise Coach, join the MoneyWise Community, and even download the free MoneyWise app. Like and Follow us on Facebook at MoneyWise Media for videos and the very latest discussion! Remember that it’s your prayerful and financial support that keeps MoneyWise on the air. Help us continue this outreach by clicking the <a href="https://moneywise.netviewshop.com/donate2">Donate tab on our website</a> or in our app.

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Whether it’s Proverbs or the parables of Jesus, God’s Word has a lot to say about money and possessions. But three of those many verses are sometimes misused. Rob clears up the confusion.

3 Misused Money Verses

Money is one of the most common subjects in the Bible with more than 2,300 verses related verses giving us a wealth of knowledge … pun intended. Whether it’s Proverbs or the parables of Jesus, God’s Word has a lot to say about money and possessions. But three of those many verses are sometimes misused. 
<ul><li>We all know the power of God’s Word changes lives in dramatic ways and we need to understand its teaching especially about money and possessions because both are so much a part of our lives.</li><li>The Bible is clear in its meaning it has no hidden codes that we have to decipher. It’s only our interpretation of it that sometimes gets us into trouble. You can’t properly apply God’s principles for managing money if you misinterpret the meaning of the verses.</li><li>Here are 3 passages where that sometimes happens:<ul><li>	1 - 1 Timothy 6:10, “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.” - often paraphrased incorrectly as “Money is the root of all evil.” That misses the point entirely because money is simply a tool that can be used for good or bad. The love of money is always destructive and sinful, because it replaces our love for God and is yet one more form of idolatry.<ul><li>This misinterpretation has led some to think that people with few resources are more godly than the affluent. The Bible never teaches that. This was one of the issues that arose during the Reformation with reformers calling out so-called mendicant or poverty orders of priests and monks who begged for their sustenance but were corrupt and lived in luxury.</li><li>Many people whom God favored had significant resources David, Solomon and Job to name a few. God gives some people abundant resources so they can be generous to others in need. That, of course, is a very godly use of money.</li></ul></li><li>2 - Luke 18, verses 24 and 25 - “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God! Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” often misrepresented to mean that somehow there’s righteousness in being poor, and that being rich is a sin. That’s certainly not what Jesus is teaching as he calls out those who think their riches and their works, will buy their salvation.<ul><li>Those hearing Jesus say this were confused, too asking “Then who can be saved?” Jesus went on to say, “The things that are impossible with people are possible with God.” We can’t get to heaven by our own efforts, but only by the grace of God through faith.</li></ul></li><li>3 - Luke 12:34 - “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” seems clear enough but is often taken to mean there’s a difference between your treasure and your heart meaning you can separate your earning and spending from your love of God. But you can’t.<ul><li>Our monthly bank statements are a reflection of what we hold in our hearts and if we’re spending money in a way that dishonors God, it’s an indication of our spiritual condition.</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul>Next, Rob answers these questions at 800-525-7000 or via email at Questions@MoneyWiseLive.org:
<ul><li>If you're investing with Merrill-Lynch and their fees are 6% for a taxable retirement account, is this normal or comparatively high?</li><li>If you are self-admittedly heavily in debt totaling about $100,000, some of which includes $80,000 of student loans, how do you begin to attack this seemingly impossible task?</li><li>If you're 75 years old and have income from Social Security and your pension and you have a $40,000 balance on a loan for a motorhome and can cover the minimum payment, should you draw funds from your money market to pay this off?</li><li>If you're 48 years old, have battled and paid off credit card debt in the past and are making a decent income now and would like to retire at 62 but don't have retirement set up, what are some first-steps to get started?</li><li>If you have 2 teen-aged daughters and have $16,000 you'd like to give to them, how should you do this?</li><li>If you're 71 and just sold your small business clearing $1.5M and have a monthly income of about $4,000/month from a rental property and Social Security, what is the best investment path for this money?</li></ul>Be sure to check out the rest of MoneyWise.org to connect with a MoneyWise Coach or access our books and our many free helpful resources. You can also find us on Facebook (MoneyWise Media) and join the conversation. Thanks for your prayerful and financial support that helps keep MoneyWise on the air. And if you'd like to help, just click the Donate tab at the top of the page.

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