Hit Reset
“Living in a consumer society is not the same as adopting a consumer worldview.We must learn to exist in it but not forfeit our soul”~Jethani
Wow-that is so very hard for me to do! It seems that at every turn I’m being bombarded by messages that my life mission should be to get more, to consume more, to produce more, to make my family safe and comfortable, to give my kids the best so that they have better opportunities in life. On the surface those things seem good and natural. The problem is that they represent a consumer world view!
Our challenge as Christians is to get past the powerful, mind-shaping marketing machine that has become the largest influence in shaping the contemporary, North American worldview. How sick is it that we fall for the endless promulgation?! How wicked is it that even in the church it has become about having more… bigger… better… stuff? We consume a huge portion of resources given to the cause of Christ even while we are becoming a much smaller fraction of the Kingdom Movement on Earth.
We have to stop the craziness! And perhaps the most freeing, powerful way to reset our worldview from consumerism to Kingdom is by giving! Giving time, giving attention, giving talents, giving money! What if this Christmas season we decided to give more to the least than to our family? What if we decided to give our kids quality time rather than gifts that will break and/or be forgotten in a mater of days? What if our giving defined us more than our consumption?
Hit reset. Give. Change your worldview.
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