If you’d rather watch your kids grow up than see the face of your Savior today, you don’t grasp the beauty of God. If you worry about what would happen to your children if you were gone, you don’t understand the providence of God.

Francis Chan
About This Quote

In this quote, Tom Harmon talks about choosing between his children and his relationship with God. He believes that by living out the "prosperity gospel," he will be able to keep his children from going astray. In a sense, this quote is a sad commentary on how many believe that money is a measure of success. If you have a lot of money, it is assumed you are successful and "successful" is equated with "happy." But if you don't have money, people assume you must be suffering. This is an issue many people face today, especially during tough economic times such as we are experiencing right now.

Source: You And Me Forever: Marriage In Light Of Eternity

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