Rachel Wortman explains how financial stress harms your body and spirit, contrasting working for money (which breeds striving and fear) with working aligned with God's principles like rest and generosity. She recommends private getaways, reflection, and shifting your mindset to restore health.
And yes, you do have to work really hard when you're working with God, but it is different. And I truly believe that when we are working for the sake of the money, and the money is the goal, we are not aligned correctly in the kingdom of God. And I think that's what that verse in Proverbs 10 is really speaking to, that when we are doing the things that God wants us to do, God's way, which is taking rest, which is generosity, which is all the kingdom principles, which when we're doing that, we can expect joy, peace, abundance, love, all of that to be in our lives, gentleness, self control, all of that. But when we are outside of that and we're just going for the sake of making the dollar, we end up in striving, fear, control, worry, stress. And it has an effect on our physical body. And we don't want to talk about that because we love the dollar amount. And I just want to make sure everybody understands that that is some of the best work you can do because money is so central to everything that we do in our life. Spending a week or two a month, a private getaway, whatever, to really like discover your story, break up with the stuff that's not serving you. Let go of those old mentality in the ways of the world too, that are not biblical, and just make sure that you dedicate some time to your health in this area, because it will bleed into every area of your life.
