Don't Settle for Less(er Things)

When I'm not on the road, I work in a metal building with no air conditioning. Everyday, this last week, the temperature has been in the upper 90's, with the heat index in the 100's. (Talk about motivation to get back on the road!) Anyway, when I come home, my boon companion, my dear friend, my loving dog wants nothing more than to roll around on my sweaty, stinky tee-shirt. I have much better things for him, but he likes stinky shirts (and socks and shoes).

I believe we're kind of like that with God. He want's to bless us with so much, but all we want is money (or some other common earthly thing). But money, and the other things, does'nt fix our problems, though we were sure it would. If God grants us our wish for more money or things, we find that it comes with more trouble, more problems; then we get all miserable and bitter. We ask for more, and might even get more, and more problems to go with it, until we are broken. The true blessing that God wants to give us is a relationship with Him. Money and things cannot fix our problems, we cannot fix ourselves; but God, He is able.

You want the secret to being rich? Stop chasing after money. Chase after God and the things of His Kingdom.

¹⁵And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

¹⁶And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: ¹⁷And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? ¹⁸And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. ¹⁹And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. ²⁰But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

²¹So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

²²And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. ²³The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.

²⁴Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

²⁵And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? ²⁶If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?

²⁷Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. ²⁸If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?

²⁹And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. ³⁰For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. ³¹But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.

³²Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. ³³Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. ³⁴For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
(Luke 12:15-34)