Evil Money?

Often times I will hear people misquote a popular passage of scripture by making the statement that "Money is the root of all evil". I have heard it spoken so many times, that in part, I began to believe it myself. Having images of creepy, green paper presidents, chasing me down the road with menacing grins on their face as they plot corruptive activities against my small, yet empty wallet. It's a vision I wish on no man. However, there is something that needs to be clarified here. The scripture actually says that it is the "Love of money that is a root of all kinds of evil" (1 Timothy 6:10). In saying this, the meaning becomes something completely different. Money is not the issue but rather the lust or the love for money. Simply put, it is a matter of the heart. I once heard someone suggest that "Money is good, if it is in your hands, because you can give it away but that it only becomes bad (evil) when it is in your heart". A wise pastor once said "it's important for money to serve you and not get caught up in you serving it. Do you see the difference?