The inoperable Farmall

My dad once owned a Farmall C that rarely worked.

Often It had to be dangerously hand-cranked. The crank occasionally would come loose and fly through the air at my Dad.

Or other times my Dad had to jump- start the Farmall by coasting down a hill while simultaneously releasing the clutch.

It was a fun tractor....when it started. My dad gave his children rides down a long country road in Upstate New York.

And occasionally he plowed our driveway using the old Farmall C to create massive snow-banks from the heavy snow.

But most of my childhood saw the old Farmall sitting inoperable.

Oftentimes finances become inoperable. It feels like hand-cranking a stubborn, old tractor. We wonder if we need a jump-start.

Why do family finances fail to work?

Lack of unity.

Selfishness.

Laziness.

Broken focus.

Mere mortal efforts without Providence.

On the other hand united, self-less work, with a focus on other family members, reaps abundance in much more than mere money.

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