A tale of two men - Lot and Abram. Abram had it all - wealth and the Lord on his side. Lot had much too and with their combined wealth, their entourages clashed. It got to the point where "this town isn't big enough for the two of them". So rather than fight it out, Abram did the noble thing and gave Lot the opportunity to branch out on his own and go whereever he wanted. Rather than consult the Lord, Lot chose what was perceived as the "greener pastures". God assured Abram that he would not get second best and what was more important would be with him every step of the way. The man trusted and obeyed and built an altar to the Lord as a sign of faith and appreciation.
How often do we get tempted by the "greener pastures" whether it is a house, job, car or even location, spouse, etc. It is our greed that drives us and our perception rather than our trust and obediance to the Lord. We (and I) need to realize that our God will never give us second best and He will meet all of our needs. Beauty is truly skin deep when measured against the standards of eternity. The other aspect that I think should be mentioned is contentment - are we content in the Lord, or are we trying to "assist" the Lord along the way? I pray that I do trust and obey as well as be content in the Lord and seeking His ways.
Interesting day at work - 3 banks that were downgraded along which was BofA. The significance in that is my small pension is attached to that (via ML) and hopefully that will still be intact when I am ready to retire and draw upon it. The Fed also chose not to follow a path of lower interest rates on excess reserves which would have put a anvil in my industry and maybe my job down the road. Thankful and praiseful.
Praise for today: Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall. Ps 55:22
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