A friend of mine recently wrote an article about a customer not being satisfied with his coffee shop. He offers 40 different flavors! And then there is a parent that complains that their child didn’t get what they asked for from a benevolent program.
All of this reminds me of how the children of Israel complained about anything and everything that God gave them. Read Numbers 11 and see what happens when God is fed up with a bunch of complainers.
Why is it that children in Third World countries are happier than those who have everything?
My dad pointed out to me when I was 16, a man who was blind, who delivered newspapers to his neighborhood. Amazing!
Before Sleep in Heavenly Peace was organized I was asked if a foster parent could get two beds delivered to their home. A friend delivered the beds and the foster parent asked if they could get a free refrigerator. And that’s the problem. So many people are not satisfied.
Christmas has come and gone. Many dollars were spent because of the need to give a gift or gifts. Merchants have learned that Black Friday is a good way to lure people to their business and trap them into thinking they got a good deal. We live in a society that is not satisfied and wants and wants. What affects our society affects the church.
What is the Christian attitude to be? Some think, “40 flavors are not enough”, and they go elsewhere supposedly because they are not getting what they want. And I would suggest that person will never be satisfied.
Our Savior went about doing good! I believe that’s what caused the early church to grow. Those good people went about doing good. They knew that Christianity was not about them, but about Him.
There is a song that has words, like, “Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord.” Those words are true.
Matthew 6:33, 34: But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
