Are you a rich man (or person), or a poor man (or person)?  It is very easy to tell.

    A poor man is described as a person who needs more, regardless of what or how much he has.  A rich man has all he needs even though he may have very little at all.

    The hardest thing a man has to face is to accept charity.  I have faced it and I thank God for it.  It humbles you and makes you re-evaluate your life.  If you find that Eartly wealth means nothing at all, you have found the answer.  We are all charity cases to our Creator.  If He wouldn't give us what we have (health, talent, intelligence, abilities, etc.), we would be nothing.  So, yes I thank God for waking me up.

    What you now need to find out is what you really, really need.  Do you have it already?  Do you have more?   I know that our Heavenly Father provides us with more than we need, and a whole lot more than we deserve.  This process of stripping our wants and wishes out of our real needs is difficult and painful.  But the result is definitely worth it.

Matthew 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

    When you become this "rich man" who has all he needs, you are blest by our Heavenly Father.  Such a gift should be worthy of the task of looking at your life to see what you need and what you have.

    I pray to our Father to help you become poor in spirit.  This will help you put away the cares of the world and focus on your tra\easures in heaven.  Amen.