Money Money Money....

"Money is to root of all evil."  We have all heard this before. But is it true?
In my opinion, it is very much truth! I know that we, as a society, have come to depend on it. We have come to convince ourselves that we need money to survive. Now, don't get me wrong. We do need money to a certain degree. Pay the house bills, food, and clothing. But even all of that can become extra if taken too far. The problem is that so many people have crossed that line where a "desire" becomes and "need". When that line is crossed, money becomes something that we desire, not need. We may think that we just have to have something, when in acutality we don't need it at all. "Oh honey, we are always at the beach. You and the kids are there every day. Geting a boat would be a wonderful thing to do. It would be convenient as well. Just think of the quality time we could spend together on the boat." Sound familiar? Or how about this one... "Dear, I have had these clothes for years now. They are the same clothes I wore 3 years ago. I really need something different for a change." Oh, and my personal favorite, "I don't want our kids to be the only ones who don't have __________ (you fill in the blank)." All of these things that we have been told are good things to have are NOT necessities. General rule of thumb, if you can survive without it, you don't need it!
Would that survival be easy? No Way! You will be thought of as different, and in some cases laughed at. You won't be very popular I'm sure. And there will be some days when you find yourself wishing you could have those things. But, you will survive! You know the old saying, "You can't take it with you". Well, you can't. So why get it? Your time here on earth is so short that you don't need to waiste the time on things that don't matter. Well, they may matter to others here on earth, but they do not matter to the Lord. As I have stated before, it is much easier to please God than it is to please others. God doesn't care if you have name brand clothes. God doesn't care if you have a boat to go out on every weekend. God doesn't care if your child is popular or not. God wants YOU and ONLY YOU! Nothing else matters to Him.
Besides, think about it... You get a new boat, then pretty soon you'll need equipment for the boat. Oh, and Johnny has a really cool cover so you have to get one too. The list goes on and on and on. Once you cross that line, you are stuck! The wanting never ends! There will always be something else that someone else has that you "want'. What kind of lesson is that teaching your children? What are we teaching our youth of today when we tell them it's ok to go after your desires? What if their desires are sinful and wrong? What then? In all acutality folks - that money you so eagerly desire, it isn't yours to have in the first place. God gave you the talent for the job that you have. God allows you to wake each morning and work. God allows you to keep that job. That money is NOT yours it is GOD'S!

Don't cross the line! Don't get stuck in a world of desires! Stay on God's side. Get the rewards your Father in Heaven has waiting for you!

Fire up!

Had an excitting evening last night!
I have been craving fried green beans every since I had them at a friends house months ago. I have attempted to make them one other time and failed. I wanted to try again last night. So, got my green beans, garlic, olive oil, boulon cube, pepper, and salt all ready. Put the olive oil in the pan with the cube to warm the pan. Then I went to my room to finish folding clothes. After I folded the clothes, I continued to put them into piles for the girls to put away. Then, my nose smelled something strange...yes...smoke. I went to the kitchen and discovered that I had forgotten about the pan! As I got closer to the stove, all of a sudden, WOOSH!! FLAMES ROSE FROM THE STOVE! I panic and grabed the sprayer from my sink, yes I did! WOOSH!! BIGGER FLAMES!! I finally calmed down enough to get the flour out of the cabinet and I dumped a whole bag all over my stove and cabinets. The fire was out. Smoke and a HUGE mess was all that was left. I grabed my pan and threw it out the window. It still sits in my yard. I could still smell the burnt smell this morning. Needless to say, my determined nature, I got another pan out and proceeded to fry green beans in it. I  wanted those green beans!! The second batch were delicious!!

My poor pan :(

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