The Busy Christian's Guide to Busyness by Tim Chester
Week 5: Chapter 4 — Busyness and the Love of Money
Read Chapter 4 of The Busy Christian's Guide to Busyness. Key passages to consider: 1 Timothy 6:6-10; Matthew 6:19-21.
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Chester turns to one of the most uncomfortable root causes of busyness — the love of money and the material security it promises. Come prepared to examine your relationship with financial ambition honestly.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Chester argues that financial ambition — the desire for more money, a better lifestyle, or greater material security — directly inflates our busyness. How clearly do you see that connection in your own life or in the culture around you?
2.He distinguishes between working hard to provide for genuine needs and working hard to accumulate beyond what is needed. Where is that line, and how do you decide when you've crossed it? What makes the line so blurry in practice?
3.1 Timothy 6:6 says that 'godliness with contentment is great gain.' Chester draws on contentment as an antidote to financial drivenness. What does contentment actually feel like as a lived experience — and how is it different from passivity or lack of ambition?
a.In what area of your financial life do you feel most discontented right now?
b.How does that discontentment translate into busyness or overwork?