Money- does it really answer all things? ?

We've all heard that money can't buy happiness, that it can't buy love, and that you can't measure true wealth. While I believe all of these notions are true, I do know what the Bible says about money, and it may amaze you. My guess is that most have heard that the love of money is the root of all evil  (1 Timothy 6:10), and certainly greed for and the idolatry of material possessions can easily pollute our motives and corrupt our hearts. However, as we plunge into thinking through the role that money and material means play in how we position ourselves for success, I want us to consider, in very practical ways, what money can buy us and what it cannot.

First of all, according to Scripture -and here's what may amaze you -money is the answer to everything. Yes, you read that correctly! In Ecclesiastes, an inspired meditation on the meaning of life, the preacher writes:

A feast is made for laughter, 

and wine makes life merry, 

but money is the answer for everything. 

-Ecclesiastes 10:19

Now,you may be wondering, if the love of money is the root of all evil and soo many passages of the bible warn against being seduced by the power of money, then how can it be the answer for everything?  But think about it -the preacher is not saying that money will make you happy or fulfil you or bring you peace and contentment. He simply says that it's the answer to everything, any "thing" that can be had, money can provide you. 

My understanding of this passage is that money answers everything because it provides us with options -it always has and it always will. Money determines how you get here, when you're leaving and where you live. If you don't have much of it, then you came with someone else, will leave when they leave, and are forced to live in your current domicile with very limited options. You do the best you can with what you got .

Money answers everything because usually the larger the sum of money, the more options become available. Money can't make you happy, nor can it's pursuit, or the things you buy with it. But the freedom of movement it provides, the ease and convenience, and the possibilities of positioning do indeed solve most, if not all, of physical dilemmas. Having solutions to problems provides security and options allow you to focus on other matters and enjoy the non material aspects of your life.