"We Are All The Same"

"Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity." (Psalms 62:9) I can understand how much different our lives might appear, but taken away from life's situations, there is nothing different in any one of us; it all ends at the grave, as far as wealth or poverty goes; and beyond that only one thing really matters, whether you're rich or poor, Do you know Jesus? There is really nothing wrong with being rich, as long as you are aware of Who's wealth you are in charge of; and there's nothing wrong with being poor, as long as your doing the best that you can. Personally, I think I had less worry when I had less to care for; it's seems as though I have not been able to clock out for over 34 years; and if anyone of you are in business for yourself, then you know what I am talking about. I have taken plenty of vacations, and even as we speak, this is a vacation of sorts; although driving at least 800 miles a day might not seem like much of a vacation, it does allow me time to think on other things, other than work. I do not agree with giving hand-outs indefinitely; I have seen way to many families become dependent upon the government programs, my family included! I remember when it all started, I was about ten, and my step father hurt his back at work, or so he said. From then on out, we were never free from being dependent upon welfare or government assistance; it's almost like a sickness, once your given a taste of free money, your reaching for that money tree, and your most likely crippled for life. The same could be said for those that become successful in business; you are driven by becoming the one that can make something happen; which you do, but what has it proven? So you can put all your efforts into building a business; your relationship with God and your family will most likely suffer because of it, and in the end, your no richer than the guy on welfare! I was thinking of Madonna yesterday, because we are both the same age; it's so sad how glamorous people make a life built around their youthfulness, only to discover that it is gone so quickly; before you know it, you're planning beyond your retirement...
"Has the LORD ever needed anyone's advice? Does He need instruction about what is good? Did someone teach Him what is right and show Him the path of justice? No, for all the nations of the world are but a drop in a bucket. They are nothing more than dust on the scales. He picks up the whole earth as though it were a grain of sand. All the wood in Lebanon's forests and all Lebanon's animals would not be enough to make a burnt offering worthy of our God. The nations of the world are worth nothing to Him. In His eyes they count for less than nothing - mere emptiness and froth. To whom can you compare God? What image can you find to resemble Him? Can He be compared to an idol formed in a mold, overlaid with gold, and decorated with silver chains? Or if people are too poor for that, they might at least choose wood that won't decay and a skilled craftsman to carve an image that won't fall down! Haven't you heard? Don't you understand? Are you deaf to the words of God - the words He gave before the world began? Are you so ignorant?" (Isaiah 40:14-21)