Whats really important...
Hebrew 13:5 Dont be obsessed with getting more material things. Be relaxed with what you have.
Do you sometimes feel swamped with by your possessions? Do you seem to be spending more & more time keeping track of the things you own while making mental notes of the things you intend to buy? If so heere is a word of warning: your fondness for material possessions is getting in the way of your relationships- your relationships with the people around you & your relationship with GOd.
Society teaches us to honor possessions.. God teaches us to honor people. ANd if we seek to be worthy followers of Christ, we must never invest to much energy in the acquisition of "stuff". Earthly riches are here today and all too soon gone. Our real riches of course, are in heaven and thats where we should focus our thoughts and our energy.
Its sobering to contemplate how much time, effort, sacrifice, compromise and attention we give to acquiring and increasing our supply of something that is totally insignificant in eternity--Anne Graham Lotz
The more we stuff ourselves with material pleasures, the less we seem to appreciate life--Barbara Johnson
Outside appearances, things like the clothes you wear, teh car you drive are important to other people but totally unimportant to God. Trust God.-Marie T Freeman
As faithful stewards of what we have, ought we not give earnest thought to our staggering surplus?-Elisabeth Elliot
I feel like Chuck & I have gotten much better in this area but we are continually striving to be better stewards of what GOd blesses us with.
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