Again, this has been a week where my toes have been stepped on...HARD! Covetousness is not something I would have told you a week ago that I have a problem with. We all need to peel back the layers of our heart and see where our commitment lies. Do we really live for God 100% and allow Him to supply us with the desires of our heart, or do we take matters into our own hands and get what we want when we want it? Unfortunately, most people, myself included, just get things when we want them.
We live in a society where we have to have it now...we even get impatient waiting on the microwave!!! We need to learn to be content with what we have. Do we really need the new car, house, clothes, shoes, electronics, appliances, etc.? This list could go on forever. If you are like me, I own each of these things already, but when something bigger or better comes along I start hating the things I do have, thinking the newer version is somehow going to be better than what I already own.
This week has really been an eye-opener. Covetousness hinders us from growing spiritually. We put the desire to obtain possessions over the desire to grow closer to God and seek Him. I realize now that wanting "things" is just a way to fill a void in me that only God can fill. If I am truly satisfied and content with my life and my possessions, and seek God in everything I do, I will not have the desire to want things that will only end up as trash anyway.
We are not going to take anything we own with us when we die. Only what we have done for God and His kingdom will last in the end.
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