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
“People are usually doing better than they think, but they have nothing to compare it to other than social media.”
Travis Shelton in “750 Sessions, Oh My!” blog post on 5 June 2024. Check out these resources from Travis. Website: www.travisshelton.com / The Daily Meaning blog: www.travisshelton.com/blog / Podcast: https://podfollow.com/meaning-over-money
Travis nails this one. God blesses us and we forget how much he has blessed us. We forget that we have His presence with us and in Him we have everything we need.
Comparing always, always, always gets us in trouble. It’s terrible stewardship. Rather than focusing on what we have we focus on what others have. This breeds discontentment.
If social media causes you to stumble, disconnect it. If any activity leads you to compare what you have with others, stop doing it. Comparison always leaves you feeling discontent.
All this hinders our generosity. Our living, giving, serving, and loving gets choked out because of overspending and discontentment. It snowballs into debt and we lose our capacity to give.
Imagine another story. Live that story. Pause to think about how you are really doing and what God has given you. Take time to give thanks and praise God for His blessings and His presence always.
And I thank God I got home safely from a deeply spiritual time in Wisconsin. On the last evening John and I had dinner at the Saint Francis Hermitage (pictured above). I loved the words on the painting: “Jesus I trust in you!”
I pray you take time to reflect this weekend. You doing better than the evil leads you to believe. And Jenni comes home from Black Rock Christian Camp & Retreat Center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, today. It will be a special homecoming for sure.
For our part, we may be weary from our service, but we are “doing better” than we may think because Christ is with us, has gone before us, surrounds us with love, and strengthens our service.