Provider

-god of materialism-

"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

Matthew 6:21

Where is your treasure?

Try to answer that question for yourself before you read this.

We will come back to that subject, we are about to talk about a god of materialism, a god of the American dream. Money. Money seems to be the star of the American dream, am I right? of the 38 parables Jesus tells, 16 of them deal with this god of materialism. I mean, that is a lot of focus, that tells me that often Gods main competition for my heart could be materialism.

Materialism- a tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values.

That is the definition, considering material possessions and physical comfort as MORE important than spiritual values. Wow, that hits hard. It is so easy to get caught up in all the "things" of this world. We have talked before about how enticing the world is, people are attracted to the newest thing, even if what they have is perfectly functional. People want the best that there is, the newest thing out there. We want to possess all that we can, all of those voices, telling you, "you need more, more, more. She has more than you, the new iPhone is out, buy it, what you have is not good enough." That is a god of materialism, and I ask you this as well as ask myself this, how often do we worship the god of materialism rather than the Lord God?

"The key to keeping materialism in its right place is to remember that everything belongs to God."

Twice in the past week has this been brought up without me even starting the conversation, and don't you love when God starts repeating himself to get your attention? I LOVE when this happens, I don't think it is just coincidence, purely God. Can't you just imagine God saying "Oh, she did not pick that up the first time..... lets try that again Marge." Now that he has showed me this twice, I think it is pretty important to share with all of you!

We worship God as the Provider. And when we start to see every possession as Gods, it helps us develop an attitude of gratitude that leads to a heart of worship, directed at him. It may sound silly, but if you imagine putting on Gods clothes in the morning rather than yours, I guarantee you will care a whole lot less about what everyone will think about them, and how expensive they are. You will just want to wear them, and represent Christ! Because he has provided for you, all you will want to do is worship him.

Gratitude leads to a heart of worship, and the interesting part is that when your heart is focused on worship, there is no room for the god of materialism. When we worship the god of materialism, a person's worth is determined not by the symbol of the cross but by the symbol of a dollar sign, and that is the opposite of what Christ teaches us about worth, and finding worth in Him!

So here is the question I have been asking myself. Can I give thanks and be content with what I have? 

...but when you think about it, what do I actually have?

It's all about finding your treasure in him, because where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.


Photo of the Day!!!

I am combining my photo and my thankful thought into one today, because I have such awesome, supportive parents who look after me so well. I mean seriously, these two people are awesome. My dad is the funniest man I have ever met, and my mother is the most caring, passionate person I have ever met, the amount of things God has shown me through these two are immeasurable. It makes me so sad that sometimes I do not honor them like I should because they truly do deserve so much from me. I am proud to be their daughter, and I mean can we just look at how adorable they are?!?! The showed up to my show choir concert matching tonight! By the way the concert was amazing! I love show choir, but I was more excited to take a cute picture of my parents than with my friends at the end, haha. Anyway I love my parents!




Song of the Day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8p3n5wzFpM


"Simplicity"
I come in simplicity
Longing for purity
To worship You
In spirit and truth
Only You
Lord strip it all away
'Til only You remain
I'm coming back
To my first love
Only You
You're the reason I sing
The reason I sing
Yes my heart will sing
How I love You
And forever I'll sing
Forever I'll sing
Yes my heart will sing
How I love You
I come with my broken song
To You the Perfect One
To worship You
In spirit and truth
Only You
Only You
Give me a childlike heart
Lead me to where You are
Cause I'm coming back
To my first love
Only You
You're the reason I sing
The reason I sing
Yes my heart will sing
How I love You
And forever I'll sing
Forever I'll sing
Yes my heart will sing
How I love You
How I love You
How I love You
How I love You
My first love
You're the reason I sing
The reason I sing
Yes my heart will sing
How I love You
And forever I'll sing
Forever I'll sing
Yes my heart will sing
How I love You




power in simplicity...