I was listening to WayFM this morning and they posed an interesting question that I thought could spark some great comments on our blog...

How much money would you and your family have to make in order for you to say, "That's enough; I don't need to make any more."
The host of the show asked for people to call in and give their amounts. He said they wouldn't judge or be self righteous over the amounts, but I must say I got a little frustrated (and almost broke my rule of calling into a radio station) to say something. People called in with various amounts: $150,000; $55,000; one guy was $300,000 which sparked discussion among the hosts because they thought that was too much.
Sure, a family can live comfortably on $45-60,000 depending on where you live of course. But that doesn't mean that the wage earner(s) will go to their superiors and say they don't want to make any more money especially if you have children and you want to provide all that you can for them.
I know that it's not all about the money and it's important that we don't get hung up in materialism...I know this, but I also know that God doesn't intend for his children to be poor; to struggle financially. In fact, it's quite the opposite: He wants us to prosper so that we can in turn bless other people.
So what bothered me the most this morning was the fact that these christian radio hosts were almost disgusted that so many people would want to make a signficant amount of money. The hosts themselves said they were just fine with what they were making - the main host rents a townhouse and his wife stays at home. His point was that he's visited extrememly poverished countries where people live on practically nothing and compared to those countries he is extremely wealthy. (my point would be that we don't live in an impoverished country)
The other co-host wants to make $10,000 more and that will be sufficient. But they both balked at the third host who wanted to make $150,000 - why? So he could fulfill his dream of owning his own airplane and dream house. How awesome! The guy has a dream and his co-hosts/friends just make him feel like an idiot for it.
But that's the perspective I wanted to share - think about your dreams and aspirations, then think about how much more money you would need to make in order to fulfill all of those dreams? God put that desire in your heart and He promises us that He will fulfill those desires. Why must we put God in a box and say well He might fulfill my desires, but not if it's over $30,000 or my current salary.
So at what point will we be making enough money to be content? $10,000; $20,000; $50,000 more than you're currently making? (or some other amount) I'd love to hear what people have to say about this topic, so be sure to leave comments.