a friend posted this as her status on facebook a couple of days ago and i like it except i added the GOD part. the world doesn't owe you anything, get over it, work hard and pave your way. this is one of the hardest lessons to learn about life. we want to be taken care of. we feel that we are entitled to this. well not really. GOD wants you to worship HIM completely, put HIM above all things, and then you will prosper.
17 To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’
“Cursed is the ground because of you;
through painful toil you will eat food from it
all the days of your life.
18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you,
and you will eat the plants of the field.
19 By the sweat of your brow
you will eat your food
until you return to the ground,
since from it you were taken;
for dust you are
and to dust you will return.”
our choices in the long run will shape who we are to become with age; good or bad. if you sit on the sidelines then guess what you will probably fail, or life will just get harder. GOD will provide you with food, shelter, and clothing if you work hard for it. HE expects that of you, because when adam decided to eat the apple working the land was how he was to survive. we are not living in the garden of eden and we have not for a very long time.
i recently read a blog posting of a pastor that really struck a chord with me. the united states is the only nation to ever be created for the sole purpose of worshipping JESUS CHRIST. the founding fathers created all of the laws and documents based on what GOD had instructed them to do from scripture. they worked very hard with their fellow man to build a nation of freedom. why are we jeopardizing that? why are we continuing to enable people and penalize those that do work hard?
when roosevelt created government assistance programs after the depression it was desperately needed. the one question i have now as our president begins class warfare is how much do wealthy men and women give away to the private sector without government involvement? are we lumping together an entire group of individuals when there just may be a few bad eggs? where in the world do you think the united states gets it's money to pay it's employees? if we continue to take away jobs from the private sector where in the world are we going to get the money? we have to protect the working individuals in this country that aren't working a government job and that are paying what is owed to the government. we are stripping a man of doing his duty to GOD, because some think that others are entitled to what another man has without working for it. if you think that you are entitled to another man's money without working for it than you are just as bad the rich people that won't help another in need. GOD is going to question you about that.
three of the most wealthy americans in the united states are by far the biggest givers. they still have large amounts of wealth, are still amassing that, and they still give away millions; paul newman, oprah winfrey and bill gates. paul newman (sadly passed away) created his "newman's own" corporation and gives all profits back to those in need. oprah winfrey as we know has given great amounts of money back to society. bill gates is one of the leading individuals that gives to education in this country. i think about these 3 people and individuals that do work hard that are setting an example that are achieving what GOD asked asked of them to do. they are setting great examples to individuals that will hopefully give back with their whole heart.
our president's next line of attack is to go after oil and gas. well in houston alone you should see how much these companies give back to the community. over half the exhibits, or charity fundraisers are supported and maintained by the oil companies. i know of 1 school in the channelview/pasadena area that had there entire playground renovated because of 1 oil company.
for a lot of individuals their definition of giving is actually that of giving away. you can give money to a charity, or cause. you can provide food for a family, clothing, or even shelter if they are in need. well, i look at this way providing a job so someone can feed, clothe and shelter their family is just as giving. if we continue to enable those that think they are entitled, what are we teaching them? we are taking away their ability and their gifts of being able to provide a livelihood for their families and themselves.
are we telling them that they don't need to do what GOD has instructed them to do; yes? if you are envious of another, if you are thinking that life is too hard, because of the choices you made, and people need to take care of you well it's time to grow up and take responsibility for your life. we shouldn't be mad about what the united states government isn't giving us, we should be mad about what they taking away from us.
i stay at home with my children. this wasn't really a hard decision for us not because of money, but because we wanted our children to be raised by me at home. that was more important to us than having more money. we wanted our children to have the security of being with their mother everyday, all day. we wanted to teach and train our children the way GOD intended us to. not saying we do this perfectly, because we are dealing with the emotions and rebelliousness of a 5 and 3 year old.
this is what GOD wanted from us. does that mean that i get to sit around all day and be supported by my husband; no. does that make me selfish in the eyes others, because i am not providing income to our home; maybe? does that mean that i'm greedy and lazy because i don't work? are you envious of my life? really people? if that's what you think, then i suggest you come and live my life for a month and see if you still feel that way. it takes a lot of hard work to have my life and boy is it a great life because of that. this all came from working hard, thanking HIM, glorifying HIM, praising HIM, and putting HIM at the center of our home; HE comes first.
"12 Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. 13 Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other. 14 And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone. 15 Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else. 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 19 Do not quench the Spirit. 20 Do not treat prophecies with contempt 21 but test them all; hold on to what is good, 22 reject every kind of evil. 23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it. 25 Brothers and sisters, pray for us. 26 Greet all God’s people with a holy kiss. 27 I charge you before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers and sisters.
6 In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from every believer who is idle and disruptive and does not live according to the teaching[a] you received from us. 7 For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you, 8 nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you. 9 We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate. 10 For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.”
28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you."
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