WOW! Today has been a busy day! I woke up and did some cleaning. My good friend Robbie came over for some lunch (we grilled), then after he left I ran to Marion which is about 20mins from Carbondale to pick up the gift I am giving my friends for their wedding. I decided to relax at my apartment for a little while and then went over to Kohls to buy clothes for the wedding and then stopped by Walmart to a new blender because mine was ruined. By this time my roommate had come home and began to pack his things because he is moving out on Thursday night so I helped with that and realized that some of the kitchen stuff belonged to him! So I ran back to Walmart to pick up the few things that he would be taking with him plus I picked up some groceries. As you can tell I did a lot of shopping today, I didn't realize how much shopping I had done until I went to go check out and my card was denied. Now I knew that I had plenty of money on the card and that it should not have been denied. After a brief thought, I realized that after buying this stuff my card would have reached my limit and then some.
So I left my stuff there and ran to my apartment to get my checkbook. I also wanted to stop by an ATM to make sure that I wasn't mistaking about my financial situation. I stop at a gas station...and the ATM is out of receipt tape. As I am driving across the street to the other ATM i stop and realize how upset I was getting about this money situation, and how I am going WAY OUT OF MY WAY to figure out about my finances. Then I realized that I was focusing too much on my money and my materials that I lost focus on God.
I admit, it is nice to have materials, some are necessary to live like food and water. Then there are things that keep us entertained like games and movies. The bottom line is...when I die...these materials are going to mean nothing to me. I have been blessed with a financial supporting family that allows me to buy things I need and things I want. This does not mean I should go blow it on something because I can. It's hard sometimes but it is worth it to take some time to put away the games, turn off the TV, and just focus on God. In the end your relationship with him is all that matters.
So remember, money may make it possible to survive in the world, but we wouldn't have any of it if God did love us enough to give it to us. Thank you for reading this blog. If you haven't already, please follow my blog and become a member. I also want to hear what you have to say, so please leave me your thoughts. Thanks again!
GOD BLESS!
I told you God would give you something to write about :)
ReplyDeleteI love the line, "In the end, your relationship with Him is all that matters." I'm so happy that you understand that, and I pray that we can all grow in our understanding of that. He is all we need :)