Saturday, March 22, 2014

MONSTER

Do you know somebody who struggles with greed?  Chances are, most people reading this would say "Yes."  But if I asked if you struggled with it, chances are you'd say "No."

You'd call it something else.

Taking care of my family.
Ambition.
Being successful.

But you can stand on the very top rung of your personal or corporate ladder and feel empty.  You can have gathered everything the world has to offer and still have a huge void inside.

Jesus says Christianity isn't something you add on.  It isn't something you fill in the gaps with after your big life spaces have been taken up by other things.  Life with Christ is a heart explosion that turns you completely upside down.  It makes you walk away from things you previously thought promised fulfillment and satisfaction.  It isn't an add on.  It's a whole new system.

And something like greed can sabotage that system.  You don't even know it's in there.

It can be greed of power - trying to control others.
It can be greed of possessions.
It can be greed of idolatry - anything we put in front of God.

Whatever you dream of that you think will give you the best life without Jesus -- that's what He wants you to give to Him.  Because anything you've decided will give you the very best life that isn't spelled 'J-E-S-U-S' becomes a monster.

And be blessed.

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