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InSearchOfGod
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I suppose we all get selfish and jealous a lot. It could almost be seen as a survival mechanism (he who has the food will not starve, thus the selfish squirrel will live the longest), but for us humans it’s a sin, and a pretty painful one; after all, who loves being jealous and selfish, wanting things they can not have?
I’m sick of being so selfish! Everytime I go to the store, I day dream about owning stuff I can’t afford. I surf the web, browsing objects out of my price range. I envy family and friends, who have objects I don’t and can do things with them that I can not (like record TV with their TiVos and play music with their iPods).
I also find myself envying the attention others get, the talents they have and the acheivements they have earned. And what’s really sad is sometimes I envy the bodies of others, that look much more attractive than mine!
What a sin! What a tragedy!
All this selfishness and envy is certainly not good for the soul, and it’s certainly not fun to live with!
I pray that I will stop being so selfish, and that when I look at other people, I will look for the love of God within them all, instead of merely being jealous of them somehow.
I wouldn’t mind giving up everything I own for the glory of Heaven. I wouldn’t mind parting with it now if I was on my way to see God. Yet, if I’m so selfish, this can’t be totally correct. Even now, I am saving up money to buy more junk that I don’t really need.
We must all look beyond material objects, and look to God, for that is why we live. Not to collect as much money before we die, or to even be remembered for pointless acheivements (like winning the lottery).
I’ve met many people who are trying to accomplish something, trying to fulfill some dream, like to write a novel or to get some particular high paying job. But if God is not part of it, the dream is selfish and wrong. And it’s very sad the selfish dreams so many have (inlcuding me, of course).
God is the most important thing in life!
I’m sick of being so selfish! Everytime I go to the store, I day dream about owning stuff I can’t afford. I surf the web, browsing objects out of my price range. I envy family and friends, who have objects I don’t and can do things with them that I can not (like record TV with their TiVos and play music with their iPods).
I also find myself envying the attention others get, the talents they have and the acheivements they have earned. And what’s really sad is sometimes I envy the bodies of others, that look much more attractive than mine!
What a sin! What a tragedy!All this selfishness and envy is certainly not good for the soul, and it’s certainly not fun to live with!
I pray that I will stop being so selfish, and that when I look at other people, I will look for the love of God within them all, instead of merely being jealous of them somehow.
I wouldn’t mind giving up everything I own for the glory of Heaven. I wouldn’t mind parting with it now if I was on my way to see God. Yet, if I’m so selfish, this can’t be totally correct. Even now, I am saving up money to buy more junk that I don’t really need.
We must all look beyond material objects, and look to God, for that is why we live. Not to collect as much money before we die, or to even be remembered for pointless acheivements (like winning the lottery).
I’ve met many people who are trying to accomplish something, trying to fulfill some dream, like to write a novel or to get some particular high paying job. But if God is not part of it, the dream is selfish and wrong. And it’s very sad the selfish dreams so many have (inlcuding me, of course).
God is the most important thing in life!
