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Wisdomfied part 19-Wealth and Poverty

Prepare Your Heart: Read Matthew 19:16-22.   Are you rich?   Do you grieve over what God asks you to give for his kingdom? Today we are starting a new section of our study in wisdom in the Proverbs on economic well-being.   Today we will focus on wealth and poverty.   How would you define being rich today?   A millionaire?   A billionaire?   Making over $100,000 a year as a household?   Do you think you are rich or poor?    I live in America and would consider myself “middle class” based on my income and assets. Though I might not think of myself as a rich person, I really am when I compare myself to the rest of the world.   Here is statistics from 2010 that I got from this website: http://www.globalissues.org/article/26/poverty-facts-and-stats : 80% of the world population lives on less than $10 a day. That’s less that $300 dollars a month.   If you have extra food at the end of the day, you’re rich.  ...