I don't know if you've seen the amazing and powerful movie by Sherwood Pictures
Courageous yet, but if you have you'll no doubt remember the scene where the main character, Adam Mitchell, is asked by his young daughter, Lauren, to dance with him in front of a local bank. He refuses to get out of his truck and dance with her because his mind is on other matters and he didn't want to be scene doing something that he thought everybody who saw him would consider silly. I won't spoil the movie for you if you haven't seen it, but he later realizes that it was a HUGE missed opportunity for him to spend time with his precious daughter doing something simple that she'd asked him to do.
As a pastor I'm often asked what I think is the number one reason for divorce. I always give the same answer, "Money." Now, to be a little more circumspect, I must admit this answer is not only very simplistic, but it also overlooks a whole host of evident spiritual and personal shortcomings in both parties. However, I think it is fair to say that the majority of couples that come into my office for counseling do so because of something to do with their finances. Maybe the problem stems from the husband wanting more and more money, so he works more and more and never spends time with his family. Maybe the problem is found in a wife that doesn't realize that you can't spend more than you have - at least not for very long. Maybe the issue is that she "came from money" and he didn't have "pot to spit in or a window to throw it out of" when he was growing up. Maybe it it simply the stress that comes from not enough money coming into the family and the constant struggle to just keep the utilities on. Whatever the situation or the circumstance, the majority of couples who come to my office with marital problems do so because of issues related to money.
