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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