If Life was for free
As of late I've realized that I have it pretty good. I get all my meals paid for/ for free. I have a roof over my head for free, a bed to sleep in and clothes to wear. And I have very few real chores that need to be completed daily. While I like to claim I'm not lazy, I'm beginning to see that I'm pretty care-free. As of right now, I'm struggling with still being dependent on my parents for everything (not quite everything but close). I know of people whose parents make them pay rent once they turned 18. So in truth I have it really good. I mean I think it's the end of the world when I have to move out of my room for a short period of time whenever someone comes to our house for a while. So now I'm wondering if this is a reflection of my Christian walk? Since I'm being so dependent on people lately am I becoming less dependent on God for things? In a sense would becoming independent make me more dependent on God for the things I need just to make me sure I'm not poor and vulnerable in the world? Am I basing my very being on my friends and having money so I can go out and do things with them? Sadly, I'm beginning to notice this. Or is that a good thing? Maybe not good in some ways. But good in others. I have often said that I don't love money, and that it's not a major thing in my life. But now, I'm beginning to see that it's becoming more of a worry for basically hanging out with friends and while that's not a bad thing, it's becoming what I'm depending my oh so important social life on. And I think that's when it becomes a bad thing. It's as if the things we do requre money and if you can't make it then it feels like you're "out of the herd" so to speak. Even though I doubt I would be out of the herd, it's just that fear that I would be.
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have because God has said
"Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."
Hebrews 13:5 NIV

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