On Fear ~ It Badgers and Blinds

Greetings Dear Reader,

When we ponder fear and what it births, we cannot escape the ever-looming specter of possessions.  Unless we are genuinely destitute, we all have too much.  We buy things just to have them.  We possess things just to store them.

My eldest Son once commented that I had too many shirts.  He was right.  I reduced that number drastically and will be doing so again.  I am a collector by nature and have to fight the urge to collect things that I do not need nor fit my future.  This is all good to review and resist.

But wait, there is more.  You see, Dear Reader, we can be greedy and have avarice about the good things as well.  We can buy and hoard because we are looking out for our family or being prepared.  Neither of those things are wrong.  They are required.  It is that they must be in balance.  They must take into consideration that we should also depend on Christ for everything.  We must not have more when others are in need.  We must not hoard out of fear.

It is not wrong to have a full pantry but it is wrong to neglect hunger in others.  It is wise to save money for the future but greedy to fail to share our wealth with others.  The problem is that when we make our wealth and possessions what matters, we have adopted a new god no matter how well we justify it to ourselves.  We have masked fear with greed.

We rarely honestly look at our possessions and take account of where our faith is relative to them.  When we do, we often justify our abundance as just rewards for our faithfulness to the Father.  If we cannot share out of our abundance when we have little, then we should not expect that we will when we have plenty. 

Possessions and money have great power over us if we allow it.  As Christ-followers we are required to be generous, even sacrificial in our giving.  We need to remember that every good thing we have is a blessing from the Father.  I must share what I have without reservation.  I must not worry if I will have enough.  That is the Father’s concern. 

What I must be is generous and kind.  I must live out my love for my fellow humans by openly and secretly providing for the needs of others when I can.  It is vital to my journey with Christ that I hold on to only him.  Everything else is part of the journey that passes.  Everything else is provision for me and for those with whom I travel when they are in need.  Our fear of not having enough is blindness to the promises of the Father.  Let us agree to share what we have and see how the Father responds.  He promises it will be glorious. 

The Power of Gold – Dan Fogelberg

The story is told of the power of gold,

And its lure on the unsuspecting.

It glitters and shines, it badgers and blinds,

And constantly needs protecting.

Balance the cost of the soul you lost,

With the dreams you lightly sold,

Are you under the power of gold?

The letters and calls got you climbing the walls,

And everyone wants a favor.

They beg to remind you of times left behind you,

But you know the past is a loser.

The face you're wearing is different now,

And the days run hot and cold,

Are you under the power of gold?

You're a creature of habit, run like a rabbit,

Scared of a fear you can't name.

You own paranoia is looming before you,

But nobody thinks it's a game.

Balance the cost of the soul you lost,

With the dreams you lightly sold,

Then tell me that you're free of the power of gold.

The women are lovely, the wine is superb,

But there's something about this song that disturbs you.

The women are lovely, the wine is superb,

But there's something about this song that disturbs you.

Wishing you joy in the journey,

Aramis Thorn

Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a homeowner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”

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Every human story is part of the great story that leads to the Father getting everything back to Good.

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