I'm a financial advisor, and I work with wealthy people constantly. This verse about being generous and willing to share reframes what wealth is for. It's not for security in the sense of cushioning yourself against uncertainty. It's for the capacity to help others, to give freely, to meet needs.
What I've noticed is that the wealthiest people I work with aren't necessarily the happiest. Many of them are anxious, constantly worried they don't have enough, unable to let go of money even to help people they love. The people with less money who nonetheless give generously seem to have a different kind of peace. They're not living for security. They're living for generosity.
I try to help wealthy clients reframe their relationship with money. Rather than thinking about having enough to be secure against every possible threat, think about having resources available to be generous. That shift in purpose actually increases happiness and peace more than increased security ever does. When money is a tool for generosity rather than a measure of security, it feels light instead of heavy.
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