WHAT IF YOUR MONEY PROBLEM IS A MORAL STORY?

For most of his life, Stephone Allen didn’t think much about money.

He didn’t grow up with it.

His parents didn’t have much of it.

And growing up Southern Baptist, he absorbed another message:

Money is the root of all evil.

Rich people?

They probably got there because they were greedy.

Or selfish.

Or cheated somebody.

So somewhere along the way, Steph formed a belief:

I’m a Christian.
I’m a good person.
Money isn’t that important to me.

Sounds almost virtuous.

Except there was a problem.

He still had bills.

He had a wife.

He had children.

He had a family he was responsible for providing for.

And eventually he had to confront the possibility that the story he’d inherited about money wasn’t actually serving any of them.

I’ve been thinking about that ever since we talked.

Because I think a lot of us carry some version of it.

Maybe yours isn’t:

Money is evil.

Maybe it’s:

* We’re just not money people.

* People like us don’t get rich.

* I’m not good with money.

* As long as we have enough, that’s all that matters.

* Wanting more is greedy.

* God will provide.

And there’s truth buried inside some of those.

Money can become an idol.

More isn’t automatically better.

Our worth certainly isn’t measured by our bank account.

And God DOES provide.

But none of those relieve us of our responsibility of stewardship.

That’s the distinction Steph helped me see more clearly.

Money isn’t the mission. It isn't evil. It enhances a man's mission.

If he can manage the story.

And if he can manage the money he's been entrusted.

And what happens when a good man has financial skill?

He can provide.

He can prepare for emergencies.

He can give.

He can help another family who’s struggling.

He can create experiences with his wife and children.

He can invest in his children’s future.

He can say yes when someone he loves needs help without wondering which bill won’t get paid.

He can leave something behind.

But most importantly: He can give his kids a better money story and better financial skills.

My full conversation with Stephone Allen just dropped on Uncommon Dad at Work:

79 — Your Kids Will Inherit Your Money Story

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