tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724581027359603151.post6502895618911684903..comments2010-05-05T12:58:15.218-07:00Comments on Foggy Specs: The poverty of the Prosperity GospelStacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14130511564737907198noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724581027359603151.post-51158993711327236422009-02-24T12:15:00.000-08:002009-02-24T12:15:00.000-08:00I think about what you're saying here all the time...I think about what you're saying here all the time. Not just as a Christian, either.<BR/><BR/>One thing I love about being an Orthodox Christian is the opportunity to fast. (Mind you, it is simultaneously one of my <I>least</I> favorite parts, too.) Fasting is not something that only applies to food, it applies to every aspect of our lives; food, possessions, passions, etc. When I think about trying to fast from 'anger' missing out on hamburgers seems a lot easier. :)<BR/><BR/>As I prepare to enter into Lent, I struggle to keep my focus on the spiritual challenge/growth cycle, rather than on the absence of stuff (right now, that would be MEAT!, but who knows what'll have my attention next week.). Himself and I are though a 'cleansing' period in our lives. Trying to not only control the excess, but also eliminate the detritus of years of it.<BR/><BR/>I don't have a Rolls (more's the pity), but my craft collection is, well, you know. So, up with charitable giving (time or money) and down with collecting non-essential stuff.<BR/><BR/>It isn't just about what fits in the house. Well, unless I think of me as a house. hmph. I don't need to lose <I>that</I> much weight...Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256079693688996043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724581027359603151.post-61126017749215298382009-02-24T07:01:00.000-08:002009-02-24T07:01:00.000-08:00Stacy, Stacy, Stacy....I struggle with this too bu...Stacy, Stacy, Stacy....I struggle with this too but don't shy away from a book that may make you feel guilty. Read the book to inspire you to change. Forget the guilt!Materialism is something that I have been working on in the past year. I have been working on impulse buying. I try to think through my purchases. I am reading Revolution in World Missions by K.P. Yohannan. I am reading this to inspire change. Last year I realized what an "addiction" I had to Starbucks coffee so I decided to sponsor a child in the Philippines with the $$$ I would have spent on SB everyday. I am developing a relationship with this child and his mother and it is very exciting. All of us are works in progress. I might struggle with this the rest of my life but I know it is there and I know it needs to be dealt with. hahahaha....am I making any sense??? Get out and fight the fight girl!!! God is on our side!!!!MelBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14643324986715793220noreply@blogger.com