I have a great cure I think for greed. But this is for when you have more than enough money, not when you're struggling with money. Rick Warren says "generosity is the greatest cure for greed and materialism," so when you start to feel greedy, go give a $20 away to some totally random stranger. Not like $100, just $20, and that will help to break the grip of money and greed on your heart, like everyone struggles with from time to time. It will totally work and you will be so much happier blessing others whenever you are feeling the most selfish. Try it.
My cure for greed from buying random things on Amazon.com is making my Jesus packets. When we are too busy giving to others, we don't have time to think about ourselves and what we want and be greedy.
But if you don't have the time to, or don't want to make Jesus packets, try giving away $20 randomly to people. And have fun doing it! God loves a cheerful giver!
I would recommend giving your $20's to any person with young children, cause we all have tons of diapers to buy. :) And when you give it just say "God told me to give you this," because God tells us to always be generous and give of ourselves. "Take up your cross and follow me." Amen.
I could take that farther and recommend that you do that instead of tithing or as part of your tithe, because very little of a church tithe goes to the poor which is sad. But that's up to you. :) But just think how the world would be so different if, instead of using our money on our own selfish wants, or to build bigger church buildings, we actually gave our extra money to the poor? It would be amazing! Proverbs 21:13 says, "Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered."
One in five children go to school hungry every day even in America! I heard that on a commercial yesterday. Think about that. Go give a kid a $20 lol that would interesting. :)
God bless! :)
My cure for greed from buying random things on Amazon.com is making my Jesus packets. When we are too busy giving to others, we don't have time to think about ourselves and what we want and be greedy.
But if you don't have the time to, or don't want to make Jesus packets, try giving away $20 randomly to people. And have fun doing it! God loves a cheerful giver!
I would recommend giving your $20's to any person with young children, cause we all have tons of diapers to buy. :) And when you give it just say "God told me to give you this," because God tells us to always be generous and give of ourselves. "Take up your cross and follow me." Amen.
I could take that farther and recommend that you do that instead of tithing or as part of your tithe, because very little of a church tithe goes to the poor which is sad. But that's up to you. :) But just think how the world would be so different if, instead of using our money on our own selfish wants, or to build bigger church buildings, we actually gave our extra money to the poor? It would be amazing! Proverbs 21:13 says, "Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered."
One in five children go to school hungry every day even in America! I heard that on a commercial yesterday. Think about that. Go give a kid a $20 lol that would interesting. :)
God bless! :)
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