Choose this Day Who You Will Serve...

Why are you surprised about our country's recent financial woes?

Our greed and our reliance on capitalism have caused us to make unwise investments, and in the process, we are losing our jobs, our pensions, and everything we have worked for. All of this is because of the pursuit of money and profits. We cannot blame this on one administration or group of persons. We have ourselves to blame.

Haven't you heard that WISE MAN over 2,000 years ago and what he said concerning these times: "You cannot serve God and money." I'm sure you have, but why do we choose the yoke slavery over God's yoke that is easy and light?

I guess I am in a reflective mood this morning. We are so quick to point the blame to others when things fail... have we really looked at ourselves as a country for the financial mess we are in? As a country we are borrowing from other nations. We are fighting a war based on lies and deceit for the pursuit of money, and we are master consumers of everything in this country, all the while we have the poor in the streets while we drive our expensive cars, and wear our $1,000 shoes and expensive clothing and jewelry... but we wonder why we are all slaves to our debt.

America is only doing what our country is doing. We are selling ourselves out to the slavery of debt. Did you know that the average lender gives you debt up to 250 times the amount that you are able to repay? That means that this system is built to keep you in slavery to debt. Wake up AMERICA! Why does this surprise you?

What does the word say?

Habakkuk 2:7
Will not your debtors suddenly arise? Will they not wake aup and make you tremble? Then you will become their victim.

A debtor has power over you to at least be a great annoyance if you owe then and at worst the ones ruining your good name when you cannot afford (or choose not to) pay.

People are losing their homes because of greed all around. You bought a house you know you can't afford now you are looking at your government to bail you out. The lender was thinking about his commissions so he lied and sold you a house he or she knew you couldn't afford, not doing the right thing by rejecting your application and telling you to make more money or save more. Wae have ourselves to blame.

These banks are going under because of their greed. Making terrible investments gambling instead of being smart. However our economy is so dependent on these private entities that as a government we must bail them out when they mess up. Thousands of people lose their money in one fail swoop... the banks aren't returning phone calls.

That credit card company decides that just because you missed a payment last month that they have the right to raise your interest rate, lower your credit card limit, or close your account all together, all of which negatively affects your credit score. Low FICA scores mean companies can charge you more interest, which is simply more money for them. Wow. A system that is waiting for you to get in debt and miss a payment so they can pile on more debt while you're vulnerable.

Sounds predatory to me. They belong to their father the devil, seeking whom he may devour.

It is all about whom we choose to serve.

This country's God is money and greed, and unfortunately, this is what you reap when you sow into monetary gain.