Comments on: Best Christmas Ever http://fieldofblog.com/2009/12/15/best-christmas-ever/ Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:23:28 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Blanton http://fieldofblog.com/2009/12/15/best-christmas-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-2784 Blanton Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:32:50 +0000 http://fieldofblog.com/?p=663#comment-2784 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. 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.

]]> By: Kellie http://fieldofblog.com/2009/12/15/best-christmas-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-2783 Kellie Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:27:13 +0000 http://fieldofblog.com/?p=663#comment-2783 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)? 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)?

]]> By: Andru http://fieldofblog.com/2009/12/15/best-christmas-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-2782 Andru Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:56:37 +0000 http://fieldofblog.com/?p=663#comment-2782 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. 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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