When Paul said, the love of money is the root of all evil (1 Tim 6:10), he understood the trap that the rich often fall into. They are guilty of violating the first commandment, thou shalt have no other gods before me (Ex 20:3). Loving money more than God is one of the best latter-day examples. We worship other gods when we fail to place the Lord first in our lives. One clue is seen in our speech, conversation, and desires. If we have placed the Lord first in our lives, we will talk about spiritual matters, we will be concerned with the spiritual development of our children and family members, we will not be Sunday-only Christians. If you listen to the conversations and concerns of people, you will see that they often talk about material goods, cars, houses, etc. Often times the "concern for other people" is really a cloak for the opportunity to share gossip and frivolous speculations. If we love money and gossip more than God, we are unlikely to be able to hide it. Our love of the mammon of unrighteousness will be evident in our conversations and actions. The Lord has promised us, however, that if we seek the kingdom first, He will take care of the rest, But seek ye first the kingdom of god, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you (Matt 6:33).