12.30- Watching a video until 1am this morning.

 12.30-

Watching a video until 1am this morning.

I have my sleep patterns scrambled a bit lately.

Sleep in bed 1 -2, sleep walk bathroom.

Sleep in bed 2-4, sleep in bed.

Prepare coffee and toast and banana.

Turn off lights to sleep in recliner.

.Thoughts come.

The blessing of this stage of life that my current "job" has flexibility.

Jobs have blessings and frustrations.

I watched a couple on this late night video giving warnings to younger Christian couples.

"We married in college and quickly had two children. Renting a small house we got frustrated with lack of money in our life.

We joined a multi-level company selling soap to get so rich we could have much to give away and more time with our two children.

In 4 years we were almost bankrupt buying books and cassette tapes. We had no time for our children, broke down our car traveling to sales meetings and conventions. Lost most of our friends because they didn't like us using friendship time as sales time recruitng time..

In trying to be "winners" and asociating only with "winners" and having no time to go to church and grow in friendship and wisdom we lost the true wealth that cannot be lost."

A wise man wrote this prayer about 3,000 years ago..

"Keep deception and lies far from me, Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is my portion, That I not be full and deny You and say, “Who is the Lord?” Or that I not be in want and steal, And profane the name of my God."

1 Timothy 6

6 All who are under the yoke as slaves are to regard their own masters as worthy of all honor so that the name of God and our doctrine will not be [a]spoken against. 2 Those who have believers as their masters must not be disrespectful to them because they are brothers or sisters, but must serve them all the more, because those who [b]partake of the benefit are believers and beloved. Teach and [c]preach these principles.

3 If anyone advocates a different doctrine and does not [d]agree with sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine conforming to godliness, 4 he is conceited and understands nothing; but he [e]has a sick craving for controversial questions and disputes about words, from which come envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions, 5 and constant friction between people of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who suppose that [f]godliness is a means of gain. 6 But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment. 7 For we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it, either. 8 If we have food and [g]covering, with these we shall be content. 9 But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all [h]sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many [i]griefs.

11 But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, [j]perseverance, and gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and for which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13 I direct you in the presence of God, who [k]gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate, 14 that you keep the commandment without [l]fault or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 which He will [m]bring about at the proper time—He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of [n]kings and Lord of [o]lords, 16 who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom [p]no one has seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.

17 Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to set their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. 18 Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good [q]works, to be generous and ready to share, 19 storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.