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Topsy-turvy
'... Do not worry about tomorrow ...' Matthew 6:34
Maybe you're a 'news junkie' but even if you only ever see the news before one of your favourite programmes, you'll know how depressing current affairs can be. It just seems like it's all bad news, doesn't it? And you're probably finding that as you're getting a bit older, it's harder to ignore. Bring back the good old days when you were a kid and no one expected you to have an opinion on it!
This last year or so, it's all been about the economy. It affects everything doesn't it? Allowance cut; 'Sorry dear, it's the economy!' No summer holiday this year; 'Well, we can't afford it, what with the economy'. Those new boots you've had your eye on for weeks; 'Not right now, too expensive.
Economy!' It'd be easy to let your whole world be taken over worrying about the economy, and spend hours grumbling about how much better it could be. It's all around you, and it seems almost impossible not to be ruled by it.
But God says you have a choice of two economies; the world's, and His. In God's topsy-turvy kingdom, the rules are reversed. He owns everything, He's in charge, and He'll give you everything you need.
Choose not to give in to greed, but instead to give in to God. Trust Him, and know that He's got your future securely in His hands; He won't let you down.
written by Bob Gass
'... Do not worry about tomorrow ...' Matthew 6:34
Maybe you're a 'news junkie' but even if you only ever see the news before one of your favourite programmes, you'll know how depressing current affairs can be. It just seems like it's all bad news, doesn't it? And you're probably finding that as you're getting a bit older, it's harder to ignore. Bring back the good old days when you were a kid and no one expected you to have an opinion on it!
This last year or so, it's all been about the economy. It affects everything doesn't it? Allowance cut; 'Sorry dear, it's the economy!' No summer holiday this year; 'Well, we can't afford it, what with the economy'. Those new boots you've had your eye on for weeks; 'Not right now, too expensive.
Economy!' It'd be easy to let your whole world be taken over worrying about the economy, and spend hours grumbling about how much better it could be. It's all around you, and it seems almost impossible not to be ruled by it.
But God says you have a choice of two economies; the world's, and His. In God's topsy-turvy kingdom, the rules are reversed. He owns everything, He's in charge, and He'll give you everything you need.
Choose not to give in to greed, but instead to give in to God. Trust Him, and know that He's got your future securely in His hands; He won't let you down.
written by Bob Gass
