Thanks Phil ~ you articulated precisely the ambiguity I felt deep inside when my wife proposed that we hit the stores for a few things tomorrow. The problem is indeed not the stuff, but the wanting of it that runs so deep in me.
...Lord, I know that YOU told me and YOU are right in reminding me that my life does not consist (or improve) with an abundance of possessions, but everything in my flesh still cries against this truth. "My heart & flesh cry out" - but they cry different things. My heart cries out to be a man of integrity and simplicity... loving you & others more... but my flesh cries out for the next great app, the perfect docking solution for our collection of iGadgets, and for an answer TODAY to where we're going to be living 7 months from now.
Posted in: An Anthem for Black Friday
Thanks Phil ~ you articulated precisely the ambiguity I felt deep inside when my wife proposed that we hit the stores for a few things tomorrow. The problem is indeed not the stuff, but the wanting of it that runs so deep in me.
...Lord, I know that YOU told me and YOU are right in reminding me that my life does not consist (or improve) with an abundance of possessions, but everything in my flesh still cries against this truth. "My heart & flesh cry out" - but they cry different things. My heart cries out to be a man of integrity and simplicity... loving you & others more... but my flesh cries out for the next great app, the perfect docking solution for our collection of iGadgets, and for an answer TODAY to where we're going to be living 7 months from now.
I believe, help my unbelief. Amen.