We live in a world full of sin. Right? Right. It is often that I see of the ones I love so dearly claiming of how much they have this "faith" in God and yet, they're putting all this faith in the lottery, items that they clearly do not need, or hoping for dreams that are unrealistic. (No, I am not pessimistic, I just know when it is time to be realistic opposed to dreaming.) It is sad.
People waste their money and are putting all that faith, hope, and dreams in something that doesn't last, when our God endures FOREVER. His love endures forever.
God has promised us that He will provide everything; food, water, to clothe us, and everything else. I understand that money may be important, but wouldn't you think that having a God who takes care of you and eternal life is much more important? I would think so, but I also understand not everyone thinks the same way as I do.
It never really occurred to me how much the fact someone is wasting faith and everything they could ever really need or want on the lottery...whenever my Uncle, Dad, Gramma Zosh, and I had gone to Giant Eagle after eating breakfast.
Before leaving, my Uncle Kurt played the lottery. My Dad had made the comment of, "Hopefully we'll get some money this time, more than $1 or $5" It clicked. SERIOUSLY?! You're putting all your hopes and faith into the lottery instead of trusting in the God that will provide for you?!
I made the comment of how I thought it was a waste of money. Realistically and logically thinking, if you do the math, a person will most likely spend MORE money playing the lottery opposed to actually winning it. What. a. waste. I said, "You're Christian right? If you have any faith, you would not be playing the lottery putting faith there. You should be putting your faith in God in knowing He will provide for you. He has alternatives of how He will provide. Mysterious, yes. You will not always know when or how, nor where, but that is the mystery behind God, as well. It is a build of trust with God in your relationship with him. Are you willing to break that conformity?" Never a reply. I didn't expect anything.
Just a sigh. I wasn't trying to be rude. I was trying to provoke a thought in the mind...because I am so sick of hearing how my family can't afford anything, but yet oneself in my family can afford to play the lottery...
Can you? If you can, tell me how you're paying for your bills, food, and everything else...as well. I would like to know. If you can't afford those, you can't afford the lottery. Stop playing it, it's a waste of your time, and stepping down on your relationship and faith in the God that takes care of you.
You know it.
God, have them realize what these people are doing with their faith. It is vital. I know I have wasted my money on meaningless items and in places as well, but the lottery is a plague that plagues the world so rigorously. It's a roaring demon. Guide these people of Your's Lord, because You love us, freely. You are willing to guide us. Help us to realize that sin and You are two choices that we can freely make...help us...to make the right one; You, and only You, God. I pray this because it eats at me. This is the battle of light and dark in the world in faith. Help us be beacons of light in the world of dark, O, God. You're the light...shine down. Thank you for all the blessings You provide in our lives, even in my life. I don't always thank You, and I can't always thank You enough because You do more than I could ever imagine. God, You're truly amazing.
Thank you. Amen to the God on Highest.
PS. I hope that none of you take offense to this blog of mine. It's surely -my- outlook. I do not care what anyone does personally with their money matters, I just want them to realize what they may be doing logically and do it with faith, not out of a conformity or anything of sinful nature. It is easy to fall into those tracks.
2nd Corinthians 4:13-18 "It is written: "I believed; therefore I have spoken." With the same spirit of faith we also believe and therefore speak, because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in his presence. All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God. Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."
The glorious unseen...putting faith into the glorious unseen is the step we are to take. Are you willing to do it?
Let's do it together, in faith, in love. God is Love.
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