Attitudes Toward Treasures, Part 2 (TMF:2149)

Thursday, August 03, 2023
Peace to Live By: Attitudes Toward Treasures, Part 2 (TMF:2149) - Daniel Litton
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       I think a good ‘external’ and ‘obvious’ baseline test a person can take in regard to being overly attached to possessions is to consider whether or not you are in debt. I’m not talking about a home loan or a car loan. What I’m talking about is unnecessary debt. Indulgent debt. I mean, are your credit cards maxed out? Perhaps you have bought a home or a car that was too much for you to bite off and chew. The banks have gotten better about this, in trying to protect people (and themselves of course) from this happening. But, debt can tell a person if they are too strongly attached to things—to buying things. Even if the reasoning behind it wasn’t just to have nice things, but rather to impress other people, it is still a problem. It’s still something a person needs to deal with, especially for the Christian. I think Christians should be good role models when it comes to money. In other words, we shouldn’t be racking up unnecessary debt for things that are worldly. It’s not wrong to spend and buy if you have the money, but when you don’t, that’s a problem.