We are a people of abundance, who have a hunger for more like a vicious shark who has tasted blood. We have more than most people around the world, yet we desire the next latest and greatest of everything. We even celebrate sales non material things and feed our desiring filled hearts with material matter on the very day set aside to be thankful...just to save a few bucks. We waste time that could be spent doing God's work, and money that could have gone to someone who has much, MUCH, less than we do. Shame on us. Shame on us all.
We feed the selfish desires of our children every year at Christmas, giving them everything they want. And for what? To make them "content"? The more you feed greed, the more it will grow.
Now, I'm not saying buying gifts for your family and friends at Christmas is wrong. That's not my point. My point is that we barely stop and remember the whole reason Christians set that day aside to celebrate and remember. Do our children REALLY know, and understand, the reason we celebrate?
If you think back, even to when Jesus was on the earth, you will see greed. It has taken down cities, rulers and empires and has slowly begun to take down our own country right before our eyes.
See, when people begin to think more of themselves than of others, their hearts begin to harden. They forget about "helping their neighbor" and "loving one another".
Another result of greed is complacency (being lazy). When people spend all of their time "getting" things, and "planning" on buying things, they become lazy. They will find a way to get the things they want...for doing nothing.
Like hatred, green takes over from the inside out. It's like a poison, and the more we give in to it the more it will become a part of our lives.
Why do you think people are so loving all of Obama's ideas? Because he gives and gives to people who don't want to work. Their greed has taken over their lives and they no longer have a desire to work for what they get. Mind you, there are plenty of people who strive for greatness and want to work hard for what they need. But many people just want something at no cost to them (labor or otherwise).
God has multiple verses in the bible about being slothful, lazy and greedy.
This year, let's all try to spend our time wisely, doing things that have meaning. Work for what we get, give to others who have less than we do, give our time more freely, and think of others more than ourselves and our wants and desires.
There are so many opportunities to help other people. Do we ever stop and look at those hurting and needing love? They're all around us. Please, please, stop and find them. Give them as you would want to be given. Love them as you would want to be loved.
We feed the selfish desires of our children every year at Christmas, giving them everything they want. And for what? To make them "content"? The more you feed greed, the more it will grow.
Now, I'm not saying buying gifts for your family and friends at Christmas is wrong. That's not my point. My point is that we barely stop and remember the whole reason Christians set that day aside to celebrate and remember. Do our children REALLY know, and understand, the reason we celebrate?
If you think back, even to when Jesus was on the earth, you will see greed. It has taken down cities, rulers and empires and has slowly begun to take down our own country right before our eyes.
See, when people begin to think more of themselves than of others, their hearts begin to harden. They forget about "helping their neighbor" and "loving one another".
Another result of greed is complacency (being lazy). When people spend all of their time "getting" things, and "planning" on buying things, they become lazy. They will find a way to get the things they want...for doing nothing.
Like hatred, green takes over from the inside out. It's like a poison, and the more we give in to it the more it will become a part of our lives.
Why do you think people are so loving all of Obama's ideas? Because he gives and gives to people who don't want to work. Their greed has taken over their lives and they no longer have a desire to work for what they get. Mind you, there are plenty of people who strive for greatness and want to work hard for what they need. But many people just want something at no cost to them (labor or otherwise).
God has multiple verses in the bible about being slothful, lazy and greedy.
This year, let's all try to spend our time wisely, doing things that have meaning. Work for what we get, give to others who have less than we do, give our time more freely, and think of others more than ourselves and our wants and desires.
There are so many opportunities to help other people. Do we ever stop and look at those hurting and needing love? They're all around us. Please, please, stop and find them. Give them as you would want to be given. Love them as you would want to be loved.
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