Materialism

“Do not love the world, nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. And the world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God abides forever.” 1 John 2:15-17

When you fix your eyes on things, invariably it leads to materialism. you fix your eyes on things and you will continually be attracted to gadgets, money, an abundance of the plastic, chrome, metal, wood, all the elements about us. You will continually be dissatisfied. The millionaire, John D. Rockefeller, was asked one time, "How much does it take to satisfy a man completely?" He said, "It takes a little bit more than he has."

We live in a very material world - the problem is that 'things' won't make you happy. They can't satisfy your soul, nor will they get you to heaven. The problem however is not you owning things - but the things in life owning you. Idolatry is placing things before God.

There is only one God and He needs to have first place in your life!