I hope you made it to our discussion last week for Lust and Envy. We learned how to differentiate jealousy that is healthy, like how God get jealous if we praise other god, and unhealthy one. We learned how a sense of ownership plays a role in this aspect. We also studied about Lust, how we can guard ourselves to not fall into it, and the consequence that this sin might bring. This week the study continues with the last subject on our series, Greed, Sloth, and Gluttony.
Greed We greed because we feel we have a need in our life that can't be fulfilled. We assume if we have more – given it is money, fame, or materials - we think that we can be happy and our life will be fulfilled. We need to learn from Solomon, in his glory days he has more than anyone, wiser that anyone, yet at the end he said everything is worthless under the sun (Ecclesiastes 1:2). Solomon realizes that only God can fulfill his need, yet our greed might consume us before we realize this fact. How can we feel content with what we have? What can we learn from the Bible about greed?There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed. -Gandhi
Sloth As funny as that quote be that is what most people do (I have to admit that I'm battling that sin as well). We delay stuff until the last minute which at the end is simply wasting our time and bring us more sorrow than good. We need to remember that time is a precious gift from God to us, everyone has their share of 24 hours a day, and not to use them wisely is simply unacceptable. Procrastination is my sin. It brings me naught but sorrow. I know that I should stop it. In fact, I will--tomorrow! -Gloria Pitzer.
Gluttony Who would have thought the food that we enjoy everyday can be used by the devil to make us suffer. The issue here is not regarding being fat, but simply having to much pleasure! Eat is a necessity of life and God gives pleasure with it; abusing that pleasure becomes a sin. We are no longer being discipline in our life to know our boundary on pleasure. This sin has close relation with greed, where we want more and more, and unable to find contentment.The devil has put a penalty on all things we enjoy in life. Either we suffer in health or we suffer in soul or we get fat. -Albert Einstein
We welcome you all to our discussion this Friday, July 27th at 7:00 pm.