We humans have a really bad habit of forgetting where we came from, don’t we?
Eph 5:29a
for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it…
We humans have a really bad habit of forgetting where we came from, don’t we?
Lk 12:34
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
The things you own end up owning you.
“Money Changes Everything”
Wealth should first be considered a test, long before it should ever be considered a blessing.
Ecc 1:14
I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.
American Fools
We Americans have our priorities screwed up. The world throws a little money at us and we turn into prostitutes! “For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul” (Mk 8:36)?
Pr 1:17-18
For in vain is a net spread in the sight of any bird, but these men lie in wait for their own blood; they set an ambush for their own lives.
“The American Dream Is a Trap”
Diary of a Journeyman – Volume 1
Careful What You Sacrifice
Nothing is more valuable than the Word of Truth. Anything/anyone that takes you away from taking in the Word ought to be hacked out of your life (violently, if necessary). Nothing is worth sacrificing your relationship with God…and love.
Withdrawing from the “Parent ATM”
– Children (of all ages) are users when they expect their parent(s):
– To always support them (e.g., financially, emotionally, spiritually)
– To bend to their child’s whims and compromise their integrity
– To play “pretend” with them and endorse their delusional, worldly thinking and actions
Ro 2:11
[ESV] For God shows no partiality.
[KJV]For there is no respect of persons with God.
The Fruit of Partiality
Children who were enabled in their homes grow up to resent their parents. The goal of parenting is to be like our Father in Heaven, who judges impartially, and we (in humility) love Him all the more for it (even though we are disciplined by Him at times).
Privileges
You are not entitled to anything unless God decides to give it to you. Even if your parents are disobedient to God in their vain attempts to accommodate your flesh, God won’t tolerate it (both parties will be punished in the end).
Ecc 1:9
What has been is what will be,
and what has been done is what will be done,
and there is nothing new under the sun.
Communion