Money is THE root of all that is Evil....& Prayer Request

For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows- 1 Timothy 6:10

We probably all know that verse. I had to look it up because all I could remember were the words "money is the root of all evil."

Today I was presented with the problem that I may not get to take my Oregon trip this June. We recently had a 'flood' issue in our basement which has required a lot of money to remedy...and it still isn't taken care of completely. After I posted awhile back about trying to figure out where my money has gone, I stopped going to the local coffee shop, stopped buying random little gizmos and whos-its and whats-its at the checkout counter, and stopped transferring money from savings to my checking in an attempt to stop spending what little money I have.

Then I realized I pay for at least two services each month that I do not use to the full extent. That's a total of almost $90 a month. Yes, *GASP* with me! How could I have been so silly (oh, wrong word!...not strong enough..perhaps naive? no, still not right...) to have let that much go each month without even thinking about it? It comes out automatically each month and I have mentally subtracted it each month from the amount I have...automatically, without thought.

At first when I wrote that money is the root of all that is evil it was simply because without money I cannot go to Oregon to see family and friends. What a twisted view of it! If I had not carelessly handled my money, I would be able to!

"...which while some coveted after..."

While I do not think that I have coveted after money, I definitely have not dealt wisely with what I have. I have been careless, taken it for granted. So the last line of the Scripture in Timothy rings true with me today!

"...pierced themselves through with many sorrows..."

We had hoped to take our trip the middle of June and return by the first of July. Even though I am cancelling the subscriptions to the two services, my realization comes too late. The payments for this month have gone through already. As I type this I realize that there is one more subscription that I can cancel as well that amounts to just under $15 a month.

One of those services, unfortunately, is internet. I will continue to have internet until the first of June and then no more ...unless I find wireless around. The public library does have WiFi but it is unreliable. There are also various locations around town that offer it. I do love my internet though...

So although the love of money is the root of all evil, having it and carelessly spending it is definitely a branch of evil related to money!

I would like to ask for prayer for the condition of my heart- that I learn to be more focused on what God has given me and deal with it more wisely-also that I may be more like the woman I should be for my family.

She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. Many daughters have done virtously, but thou excellest them all. Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.- Proverbs 31:27-31