Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - The Good Side of Not Having Much - #8287

Friday, June 5, 2009

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Jack had been my best friend in high school, and now he was a very successful airline pilot. And his wife had a great job with the airline, too. Their brand new Cadillac was parked in a security garage under their exclusive apartment in New York City. We had a great evening when they invited us for dinner. So, we invited them to visit us at our totally not-exclusive apartment in a very modest New Jersey suburb. The problem was that about every ten minutes Jack would get up all worried and keep looking out the window. Finally, I figured out what he was doing. He was checking to be sure his new Cadillac–which was parked on the street–was still there. I thought: “I’m not sure if Jack owns his car, or his car owns him.

I’m Ron Hutchcraft, and you know, we’re living at a time when many people have lost some things they’ve really valued: income, houses, cars—a lot of pain, but sometimes you can gain from your losses, too. My friend Jack taught me that the more you have, the more you have to lose. Strangely, there’s a certain amount of freedom in not having much and not having much to lose.

Couples have told me that they were much closer when they had less. And researchers tell us that the less people make, proportionately, the more they give to God’s work. So we can join the Apostle Paul in saying, “I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I can do everything through Him who gives me strength” (Philippians 4:11 , 13). And the less you have, the more you cling to God.

There’s a lot more information about living a life that really matters at our website. It’s called ALifeThatMatters.org. Check it out.

This radio program references: Philippians 4:11 , 13