Day 20

   Do you have a phone? Do you want a new one? Do you have an ipod? Do you want a new one? Do you want the newest trend or electronic or game or gadget?
   Do you have one already?
   The world wants you to want. It wants you to do what you feel. It wants you to never be content. It wants you to give in to temtations.
   I'm not saying its bad to want, it's bad to want to the point where you feel like you need it, when it becomes an idol. If you want something, but realize you don't need it, and are fine without it, are content, and put God above it all, its okay.
   But that's a hard place to get to, if you ask most people if they are content, they'd probably say no. Some might say they don't know. Hows about you?
   What I find amazing is that, if you've ever heard a story about the Christians in Africa, or seen a clip about it, the people who go meet them are amazed at how content, how thankful they are. They, who have little to nothing, are content. Why? They have Jesus. And you can see it. They dance and sing and smile and show God's love.
   What a contrast to the celebreties, the rich, the people who turn to drugs, and everyone else in places of plenty.
   Imagine what we could do, the things we could accomplish, if we took that money to buy that phone or ipad or dress or hat or whatever it is that you want right now, and gave it away. Used it to build wells in Africa, buy clothes for the homeless, support missionaries, provide medicine for the sick. Just think, how much is this thing, what else could this money do. Look it up, maybe, or add up how much those things would cost and try to think how many $10 Bibles it could buy. Think of the power that money has to help someone else, how it could change tons of lives, or maybe just one.
   There are things I want, like a gecko and a pool, but those can wait. I don't need them. I need to help. So that's what I'm going to do. How's about you?
                                                                                          -T