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A couple weekends ago now, we were hanging out with my cousins, and the topic of wealth briefly came up for discussion. We were sharing some stories of our financial tight-rope walking and she was sharing theirs and we both said something alluding to our lack of wealth.

The funny part was, we both thought the other quite silly.

My cousins live in a much larger house than ours, and drive a much nicer vehicle, and yet they do not feel “wealthy”. They work very hard to maintain such a lifestyle. And in turn, as they observed our life, with a great vehicle in which to travel, and a home, and a nice computer (it is a very nice computer…) they deemed us “wealthy”.

(As I looked at my bank account, I had to laugh at that assessment.) 🙂

But really… wealth has nothing to do with any of those things. Those are only temporary, and will all pass away. My wealth is in my amazing family. My best friend, who is now my wife. My friends around me, my greater family (including my cousins!) I am quite wealthy in these things.

Most of all, I am an heir of The King. Everything he has he gives to me. Listen…

Now you are no longer a slave, but God’s own child. And since you are a child, everything he has belongs to you. (Gal 4:7)

How we praise God… who has blesses us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we belong to Christ. (Eph 1:3)

Every. Everything. We are heirs, and children of the King.

That right there, folks… that’s wealth.