"You're So Rich!"

A couple of years ago, my neice began telling me how poor her family was and would announce this to me often while looking down at the floor and sighing. I knew that this was something that a small child should never have to worry about and it bothered me greatly.

It's unnatural for a child to worry about anything.

I decided to start teaching her what true riches were. This was the perfect opportunity and I took full advantage of it! I told her that she wasn't poor. She then argued with me saying that they don't have any money and that meant they were poor. So, I told her that there were different kinds of rich and different kinds of poor and that she was not poor at all because I loved her. She looked at me strangely while she tried to make her young brain stretch into spiritual thinking. I continued, as she looked at me inquisitively, to inform her exactly how rich she really was. She couldn't help but smile! She got really excited and started telling me exactly how rich I was too. She said "You are soooo rich! You know why?! Because I love you!"

This became a daily activity for us. We both had great joy in telling one another how rich the other was.

If you remember anything about your childhood, you will remember how you felt about the idea of finding a hidden treasure or maybe how you felt when you got back home from trick or treating and dumped out your loot onto the floor and just sat there looking at how much junk you rounded up.

There is something in all of us that is very childlike when it comes to being loved so much that you are considered rich in the eyes of another.

Maybe it would be a good idea to tell one another on a regular basis just exactly how rich we are. Afterall, it is The King of Kings and The Lord of Lords who loves us!

What a treasure!!