He went on to say that it seemed like we had all of this “stuff” that we didn’t want any more, and yet we paid somebody else to keep it for us in these little “garage communities”.
His conclusion was something like this, “If that doesn’t speak of the affluence we enjoy, I don’t know what would.”
Back to that story in a minute.
This morning I was reading in 1 Thessalonians 2, and in that passage, Paul makes it very clear that he is longing to see the believers in Thessolonica in order to build into their lives – but that Satan is preventing that from happening.
Wow – that’s exactly how I feel! Our team longs to see our brothers and sisters in Burma, face to face, and continue to build into their lives – but it seems to be such a struggle to make it happen.
Now, I’ve never been “wired” to see a demon behind every bush, and blame Satan for every bad thing that happens – but the Scriptures are clear that his influence is that of a liar, theif, and destroyer.
He is the ultimate de-railer — attempting to get our focus on everything other than the main thing.
I think that’s what is going on in America right now. We, faithful believers, have been de-railed, in a sense. We have our eyes on so many “what if’s” in regard to bank accounts, 401K balances, and budgets.
Truth is – we are still the most affluent culture in the history of the world.
And, we have enough stuff (that we evidently don’t want) packed into little (or big) storage buildings to prove it.
How about selling some of that stuff and funding the cause of Global missions? I bet there are millions of dollars worth of “treasure” simply rotting away in shed (that we pay somebody else to keep).
Just a thought!
Growing leaders…giving Hope!
David
PS: Would you join me in praying that God would bind Satan from de-railing our effort to be in Burma beginning on Sept. 9th! Thanks in advance.
