3 responses to “Best Christmas Ever”

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  Andru December 15th, 2009 at 11:56

  I think greed is a selfish and excessive desire for more of something than is needed. People usually struggle with this mostly with money or power. However, my struggle is with my personal time. I am never satisfied with the time I have to do what I want to do.

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  Kellie December 15th, 2009 at 21:27

  I think I tend to equate greed with emptiness or a lack of peace and contentment. When I encounter people who are greedy (with time, power, money, etc) I get the sense that they are empty inside and trying desperately to fill that empty hole with those things, thus becoming greedy. Because that hole cannot be filled by anything or anyone other than Christ, that peace and contentment is never found and the greed is never quenched. I think I struggle with greed in the area of “my” time….I want to do what I want to do…whether it is go to my kids events, sleep late, spend time with friends….but ultimately it is God’s time and I need to ask (and listen) to how HE would have me use it. Does any of that make sense or am I just rambling (again)?

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  Blanton December 16th, 2009 at 09:32

  Greed is the overwhelming selfish desire for more and not letting go of what you have. Hoarding if you will. It is the failure to use and discard those seemingly useless items in our life.

  In my life I continually want more of ME. I spend most of my day chasing my wants. Seldomly stopping to see what God wants for me. I hoard up things of the past. Things that I need to let go of. Things that I have been called to give to Him, but selfishly hold onto. This greed shows up in every aspect of my life. I think about what I can get out of the relationship/church/work/etc., not what I give to better the relationship/church/work/etc.