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No matter how smart or lucky you are, prosperity can elude your grasp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You must grow 3 deep roots for a wealthy and peaceful life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1.<\/mark>Be rich toward your family<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nLots of folks waste a lifetime pursuing careers first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Far better to invest energy and money in your\u00a0family<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\u201cI want all my children to have all the things I couldn\u2019t afford.\u00a0 Then I want to move in with them.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0 Phyllis Diller<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nPhyllis Diller suffered numerous tragedies while making it big.<\/p>\n\n\n
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Diller’s mantra, “Give me strength”<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nTwo of her six children died, and another was institutionalized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through all her travails, she sought refuge in a book she read in 1951: “The Magic of Believing,” by Claude Bristol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Investing in family means believing in yourself as a leader and never giving up on the most important people in your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How does this work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LSU!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- LOVE intelligently expressed<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- SECURITY intelligently provided<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE intelligently supplied<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Notice, I said \u201cintelligently\u201d because leading a family is harder than growing a career!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cGold there is, and rubies in abundance, but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Proverbs 20:15<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nWatch abundance grow by intelligently investing in family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2.<\/mark>Be rich in faith<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\u201cI believe the most vital ingredient of resilience is faith,\u201d says Dr. Frederic Flach in his classic work Resilience.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cDeep faith,\u201d I would add.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faith that is nurtured in time and trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cBut blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him.\u00a0 He\u00a0will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong> Jeremiah 17:7-8<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nThe Angel Oak Tree in South Carolina survived . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- floods<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- lightning<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- hurricanes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
. . . for 500 years because it thrives with deep roots.<\/p>\n\n\n
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Panorama of the Angel Oak tree\/Mary Terriberry\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nFaith is a conscious decision to put deep roots into a relationship with God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cWhile I\u2019d sung in a church choir and found it a great way to learn music, I regarded the concept of God outmoded.\u00a0 Instead, I had decided to anchor my faith in science.\u00a0 It took another ten years before I realized what an impoverished view that was.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0 Francis S. Collins, former leader of the Human Genome Project and current director of the National Institutes of Health.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nFrancis Collins abandoned his atheism and put deep roots in the Christian faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He realized God is not limited by the confines of natural science<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cI want all my children to have all the things I couldn\u2019t afford.\u00a0 Then I want to move in with them.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0 Phyllis Diller<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Phyllis Diller suffered numerous tragedies while making it big.<\/p>\n\n\n
\nDiller’s mantra, “Give me strength”<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Two of her six children died, and another was institutionalized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through all her travails, she sought refuge in a book she read in 1951: “The Magic of Believing,” by Claude Bristol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Investing in family means believing in yourself as a leader and never giving up on the most important people in your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How does this work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LSU!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n
- LOVE intelligently expressed<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- SECURITY intelligently provided<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE intelligently supplied<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Notice, I said \u201cintelligently\u201d because leading a family is harder than growing a career!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cGold there is, and rubies in abundance, but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Proverbs 20:15<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Watch abundance grow by intelligently investing in family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2.<\/mark>Be rich in faith<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI believe the most vital ingredient of resilience is faith,\u201d says Dr. Frederic Flach in his classic work Resilience.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDeep faith,\u201d I would add.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faith that is nurtured in time and trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cBut blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him.\u00a0 He\u00a0will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong> Jeremiah 17:7-8<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
The Angel Oak Tree in South Carolina survived . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- floods<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- lightning<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- hurricanes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
. . . for 500 years because it thrives with deep roots.<\/p>\n\n\n
\nPanorama of the Angel Oak tree\/Mary Terriberry\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Faith is a conscious decision to put deep roots into a relationship with God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cWhile I\u2019d sung in a church choir and found it a great way to learn music, I regarded the concept of God outmoded.\u00a0 Instead, I had decided to anchor my faith in science.\u00a0 It took another ten years before I realized what an impoverished view that was.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0 Francis S. Collins, former leader of the Human Genome Project and current director of the National Institutes of Health.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Francis Collins abandoned his atheism and put deep roots in the Christian faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He realized God is not limited by the confines of natural science<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n