Greed

We as humans are greedy…especially those of us in America.  We want more and we want more and we want more.  But the sad part is the things that we want the most of cannot be purchased or traded for.  We can work hard enough or save enough or make enough shrewd business deals to get the “stuff” that we want.  There is one way to attain what we really want more of but we are to prideful to pay the price to attain it.  The worst part is that what we think we want more and more of we really do not want more of it all.  In all actuality we just want a purer and truer form of these possessions without even realizing it.  What we greedy humans want the most of is acceptance, self worth, peace, joy, purpose, and most of all…unconditional love.  We attain more stuff, more toys, a bigger promotion, more influence, bigger parties and more friends but all of these are not greed for those things in of themselves.  They are greed to try and attain more of the intangibles of life that cannot be bought or traded for.  We become greedy for more acceptance, self worth, love, etc but it is not more of these that we want.  We just really want a true form of these.  The only true form of these is found in a personal and intimate relationship with God.  It is not found in being a Christian or in going to church or by doing a daily devotional.  Let me say that again lest you think it was a typo.  It is not found in being a Christian or in going to church or by doing a daily devotional. It is only found in having a personal and intimate relationship with God.  Another way to say it is abiding in Christ and finding your complete identity in him (not in the world and people around us).  In all actuality we are greedy for the right thing as humans when it boils down to it.  However the problem ensues because we try filling that desire with other things and all it does is make that need grow stronger.  It is like we are dying of thirst and we keep drinking salt water when there is a pitcher of fresh water right there beside us.  We are too proud to fill that need with Jesus.  Why are we too proud?  Because then we would not have control.  If the engine goes out in the plane then I want the pilot to attempt to land it safely and not me.  As my life spirals out of control I want God take control and make it right and not me.  And we are also too proud because we think that the person that created us will give us something that we will not like. How does that make any sense at all?   We are the stupidest living organism on the planet because of ignorance of our true desires and because of our pride that keeps us from making it right.