...Just Because I Can...

How often does this little tiny statement rule what I do?  More often than I realize.  Think about it, from buying a nice car or home, to buying a coffee.  There are so many things that I just do because I can...but does this mean that I should?  Has freedom and money really given me more?  Or does it just steal from my dependence on asking God...for those seemingly simple choices that we just do because we can...we greedily ask, take and go for the largest, biggest that our pocketbook or time allows.  Is this really what God desires for me?  Lord slow me down enough to ask you...is this what you want for me?  

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  1. Amanda O'Tremba OsterFebruary 7, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    I fully agree! God created, even within nature itself, a rhythm by which all humanity was to live. Just because we can stay up 'til 1:00 doesn't mean we should. Just because I can eat at McDonald's 3 x's a week doesn't mean I should. Just because I can save all my money rather than share it doesn't mean I should. Just because I can yell at the waitress and flip off the driver that cut me off doesn't mean I should.

    Too often we defer to and fall back on our humanity rather than step into God's plan and purposes for us. It would interesting to look at the faith of those with little compared to those with much--I would be willing to wager that the differences would be stark.

    But just because I can wager doesn't mean I should . . . :)

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