Am I Greedy? Take the 1-minute Test

5 questions to help you work out if you want more than you need

Key points:

Do you know what we do not talk about? Greed.

Do you know what we really do not talk about? Whether what we call “ambition” or “success” or “expansion” is, in fact, our own greed.

Do you know what we should talk about?

“Greed is wanting more and pursuing more [in] a really selfish, intense way than what we need or deserve,” defined Pete Burrows on a recent episode of Money: Faith and Finance.

“Greed is wanting more and pursuing more [in] a really selfish, intense way than what we need or deserve,” says Pete Burrows.

“It’s going after it, perhaps to the exclusion of other things as well.”

Alongside co-host Ben McEachen (Hope Mornings), Pete took the “Am I Greedy?” test.

Anchored in biblical instruction from the Ten Commandments to 1 Timothy 6:6-10 and Hebrews 13:5, these five questions could take you less than one minute to get through.

But spend as much time as you need to honestly challenge yourself on greed.

The ‘Am I Greedy?’ test is anchored in biblical instruction.

The ‘Am I Greedy’ Test

Without trying to guilt or judge, the Money: Faith and Finance team want us all to diagnose greed and seek God’s help with replacing it.

“God and Jesus celebrate faithfulness, generosity, fruitfulness and ‘godliness with contentment is great gain‘,” Ben said.

Listen to this episode of ‘Money: Faith and Finance’ in the player above.

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