We seem to have forgotten this country that dominated our news a decade ago. Apparently they think God has as well, and with all that is happening to them and will probably continue to effect them for the next year, I can't blame them. Drowning, eaten alive, losing homes to floods, starvation, cold nights, malaria, war, instability, and the obvious fact that they have been forgotten by the world... What do we do, as followers of Christ, in the midst of hearbreaking, catastrophic amounts of death and pain everywhere? We cannot fix everything, so I guess the better question is, how do we remain faithful in the face of continual humanitarian crises' that rarely even make our evening news, let alone anybody's daily conversations?
Peace,
Matt
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So I’ve been thinking about the prosperity theory, and how many people really buy into it. What if it is a Biblical concept, but as selfish capitalistic pseudo-Christians we have made it about us getting rich rather then about God’s desire to bless others? Maybe there is truth in it, but that when we plant a seed the fruit will not be for us. I believe that God does want everyone to be healthy and have what they need, so maybe we are called to make others prosperous. Maybe if we have enough faith, and give enough money, we can bring the peace and prosperity that God desires, only it won’t come to us but to those who are broken and destroyed by oppression and poverty.
I think what has hapened in today's culture is that we are always looking for the next "disaster" to hang our hats on. THe bad thing is that we are ADD or whatever our excuse is, and once the next big thing happens we move on (tsunami anyone?). Slowly but surely, we are forgetting about darfur and moving on to the next big disaster/oppressive situation/war. They all mix don't they? With all the crap in the world, when do we say "that's the one for me!"
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