Scott Hackman

The other night I was thinking about how much money my wife and I used to make when we lived in TX.  I had a job as a Youth Pastor and Andrea worked in HR at a large company.  We have consistently made less money every year after we moved back from TX.

I can see looking back how we have made our life hard finatially.  I used to believe that to be in God’s will you had to suffer.  This lead me to a martyr world view that produced suffering. There is enough pain in the world, it does not need me to create more.

I now believe we make choices, based on our values.  Over the past several years I have made it clear that I do not value financial security.  I no longer feel this way.  I can now relate to most Americans.