I would really like to be rich. I wouldn't have to worry about finding a summer job, I wouldn't have to worry about paying for school, and I could buy whatever I "needed." But wouldn't that just be too easy? For most of us it is easy to forget how much we need Jesus when things are going just fine. If we look deep down we realized that we aren't alright, but it seems that way at the time. If I had a fat bank account to fall back on, where would the trust be? I trust that Benjamin Franklin has my back...and that's it.
The thing is, my middle-class circumstances don't lead me to Christ because I have a psychological need for comfort. At the same time, I find myself forgetting to pray when life is treating me well, not when it's awful. Ironically enough, even our money says, "In God We Trust." Little did they know in 1957 that we would actuaylly have the mindset of "In our assets we trust." How ironic...
I really want to have it easy, and when I say "bring the rain," I find myself regretting it. Putting trust in God is not something I want to do very often, but it's well worth the reward. God doesn't promise not to let us down, because we will have a lot of trouble even while trusting him. It's not easy, and it's not fun. I guess Joel Osteen forget to read Acts 14:22 (and the whole rest of the book of Acts). Whoops. Trust me on this one, God is much more eternal than our bank accounts.
In God We Trust...
