When I went home yesterday for lunch I took a few minutes to turn on the TV and do a little surfing. As I surfed I came to the AMC channel and noticed that they were showing some old movies (duh!) of the horror kind. The movie that was on was "Creature of the Black Lagoon." My how sensitivities have changed. What once was meant to be scary is now just campy because our taste for more is never satisfied. Everything needs to be bigger and better than it used to be...the movies we watch, the amusement park thrill rides we go on, our houses we purchase, the cars we drive, our incomes, our clothing and with it closet space to store them in, our TV's, etc. When will it ever stop, or does it need to? How does God want us to live in our culture of more and more?
I leave you to respond with the answer to that question. But just a reminder, the full answer is not to go back to the ways of old. In our musing we might be tempted to say...Ah...the good ole' days when everything was right with the world!!!? Times were not perfect then either. Soloman said...
Don't always be asking, "Where are the good old days?" Wise folks don't ask questions like that. Ecclesiastes 7:10 (MSG)
Let me know what you think on the subject...I'll be waiting.
Roger, over and out!
4 comments:
I think it becomes harder to be satisfied when the difference between having nothing and having everything continues to grow. Learning to be content is truly a trait that has to be worked at.
Good luck with your bloging! Maybe Tuck will even deem it worthy of being linked from the main page :).
We tend to make such a big deal about what we have or do not have. But in comparison with the eternal gift God provides all mankind with, the difference between a little and a lot is microscopic. The Apostle Paul mentioned that he had learned how to be content with a little and with abundance. Maybe the key is to have an eternal perspective.
Thanks for your comments Bob. Anyone else???
I think we have forgotten what makes us happy on this earth and what is ultimately going to happy when we finish the race. That is our relationship with God. That relationship is experienced directly in a vertical way through worhsip, meditation, prayer, and through the word of the Lord. However, it is experienced horizontally with our relationships with each other. Last night my sister and I were remembering when I as children we had nothing. We were extremely poor. However; I still remember the beauty in just waking in the morning to go out on the back porch to watch the sun rise. I remember what made me happiest, and it was my family and friends and the interaction we had. Food and things were always secondary then.
I remember food not playing such a big role in my life too because we always had plenty. My body wishes food was secondary NOW!!! :)
Thanks
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