Money and Friends

"Wealth brings many friends, but the poor are left friendless"

(Proverbs 19:4)

moneyOne of the greatest lessons we can teach our children is not to value people based on how much money they have. Very young children are thankfully unaware of wealth as they choose friends. As they grow older, however, children may fall into the trap of choosing friends based on their friends' styles of clothing, the number of toys they own, or the size of their house.

Let's urge our children to select friends because of their good qualities, not because of the amount of money in their pockets. However, the example we (adults) set by how we choose our friends will communicate more to our children than what we say.

Questions for Discussion

  • How do we choose our friends in our family?
  • Why do we tend to like or dislike those who have lots of money? Why do you think that is so?
  • How would we feel if someone liked us only because of our money?
  • Does God value us because of our money (or our lack of it)?

Linda Holland is from Helena, Alabama.

Posted in 2003.

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