Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment.
-I Timothy 6:17, NLT
Cheaters can be cruel.
Money is just one leverage point cheaters use to further attack and belittle faithful spouses. Some will take their well-paying job as a sign of superiority, and then they belittle their faithful spouse who is struggling finding work while discarding them.
The Bible is clear such behavior is NOT the behavior of godly people.
Taking pride in one’s bank account is another way of saying this person worships money and not God. That is the thrust of the warning the Apostle Paul gives to Timothy here in I Timothy 6:17.
It is hard to get a job–let alone a well-paying one–in the midst of the adultery discovery and associated traumatic losses. Yet some cheaters–and other Christians–think this is an appropriate time to mock faithful spouses for struggling in this area.
It is not.
The cheater “broke” the faithful spouse’s “leg.” Now, she is demanding the faithful spouse run the marathon called “landing a job” and basing his worth on how well he “runs.” It is sick.
Cheating situations aside, humility and kindness is a good stance.
Even if you are well-employed and simply interacting with someone dealing with unemployment, please be kind!
Your good job and wealth does not make you “better” than this person. After all, you might be the job searcher at any moment. Having a good job just means you are blessed. Such ought to fill you with gratitude, not arrogant pride.*
*Cheaters generally struggle with the whole humility thing; so, it ought not to surprise us that they exhibit arrogance and pride when it comes to money matters.
**A version of this post ran previously.
