As coisas que compramos são como a publicidade das nossas vidas.
Elas anunciam o que valorizamos.
Elas pintam uma imagem do que queremos que os outros pensem sobre nós.
Do carro que conduzimos, aos telemóveis que compramos e das roupas que vestimos, para melhor ou pior, projectamos uma imagem.
Em vez de fazer uma compra para atender às nossas necessidades, ficamos tentados a comprar coisas grandes e pequenas para contar uma história sobre quem somos. Esta é uma das razões pelas quais podemos opor-nos a usar roupas que não sejam de marca, conduzir um carro velho ou usar qualquer coisa que não seja o mais recente aparelho.
A raiz deste problema não está no centro comercial ou nas coisas que compramos, está em nós.
Não é pecado comprar coisas boas, apreciar roupas novas ou aproveitar novas tecnologias. Mas quando as nossas posses se tornam a fonte da nossa identidade, tornamo-nos culpados de idolatria. Por outras palavras, adoramos a criação, não o Criador.
Para lutar contra este pecado, Deus não nos chama a viver uma vida de pobreza. Isso seria como cortar uma erva daninha do teu jardim pensando que não voltaria a crescer. Tens que ir à raiz do problema.
Para atacar este pecado, Deus leva-nos a amar mais Jesus.
Ao adorar Jesus, a nossa adoração de posses será esmagada e as garras do consumismo serão reduzidas.
~ Êxodo 20:17
#
The things we buy are like the billboards of our lives.
They advertise what we value.
They paint a picture of what we want others to think about us.
From the car we drive, the phones we purchase, and the clothes we wear, for better or worse, we are projecting an image.
Instead of making a purchase to meet our needs, we’re tempted to buy things, both big and small, to tell a story about who we are. This is one reason why you may be opposed to wearing non-designer clothes, driving a beat-up car, or using anything but the latest gadget.
The root of this problem is not in the mall or in the things we buy, it’s in us.
It’s not sinful to buy nice things, appreciate new clothes, or enjoy new technology. But when our possessions become the source of our identity, we become guilty of idolatry. In other words, we worship creation, not the Creator.
In battling this sin, God doesn’t call us to live a life of poverty. This would be like cutting a weed from your garden thinking it wouldn’t grow back. You have to go to the root of the problem.
To attack this sin, God leads us to love Jesus more.
As you worship Jesus, your worship of possessions will be crushed, and the grip of consumerism will be loosened.
~ Exodus 20:17
~ Êxodo 20:17
#
The things we buy are like the billboards of our lives.
They advertise what we value.
They paint a picture of what we want others to think about us.
From the car we drive, the phones we purchase, and the clothes we wear, for better or worse, we are projecting an image.
Instead of making a purchase to meet our needs, we’re tempted to buy things, both big and small, to tell a story about who we are. This is one reason why you may be opposed to wearing non-designer clothes, driving a beat-up car, or using anything but the latest gadget.
The root of this problem is not in the mall or in the things we buy, it’s in us.
It’s not sinful to buy nice things, appreciate new clothes, or enjoy new technology. But when our possessions become the source of our identity, we become guilty of idolatry. In other words, we worship creation, not the Creator.
In battling this sin, God doesn’t call us to live a life of poverty. This would be like cutting a weed from your garden thinking it wouldn’t grow back. You have to go to the root of the problem.
To attack this sin, God leads us to love Jesus more.
As you worship Jesus, your worship of possessions will be crushed, and the grip of consumerism will be loosened.
~ Exodus 20:17
Sem comentários:
Enviar um comentário