more and more.... of what?

(this entry is entirely a grace from God. i didn't even feel like blogging at this point of time. but everything that i type just flow into one piece. completely unexplainable... Jesus is so amazing, ain't Him?)

the world really lacks something today. this is something i have seen all around me. i don't mention names, but many people i know of are deficient in this nutrient for their character development. these people characteristically suffers from hatred for things around them, irritability to small blessings, symptoms of complaining.

this nutrient is called, "appreciation".
(best taken with a dose of praise and thankfulness after every grace received)

i have heard one sermon about this before. (or was it a book?) correct me if i'm wrong: a person complains 4 times as much as they give thanks to God in a day. of course, that's a general statistic. thankfully, some Christians are more faithful than that.

most of us have seen people in public complaining, no doubt. in restaurants, there are quite a lot of people who love to complain about the food. (some travelers on travel channels do it too!) for them, a little bit of imperfection is worth half an hour of intense complaining to the manager. you might shake your head, but it's true! of course, there's a special bunch of people who tends to do this more often: the rich people.

not to pick on these people, but rich people tend to have indulged themselves in the best-est of things - so much so that they can only walk on floors made of gold. they indulge themselves only in royal perfection. (i know the expressions i have used are extreme, but to love materials is to love materials. in God's eyes, they are the same, no matter the magnitude of it.)

i know several people who loves to delight themselves in the best of things available. they purchase things as though money grows on trees. they have materials that they need, but they long for better ones. they have what they need, but they crave for what they want.

this syndrome is mostly transmitted from one person to another by jealousy.

arh... the Word of God has clearly spoken not to be jealous of anything.

Peace of mind makes the body healthy, but jealousy is like a cancer.
(Proverbs 14: 30)

Anger is cruel and destructive, but it is nothing compared to jealousy.
(Proverbs 27: 4)

i don't want cancer, do you? so, please don't be jealous of anything. appreciate what you have, no matter how small it is. i know i still need to control my cravings too. (i'm still not perfect with this thing too, you know?) but i hope together we can get rid of this disease forever!

final message: turn your "more and more money" attitude to "more and more of God"!

=)

"with a greatful heart, with a song of praise, with an outstreched arm, i will bless Your name. thank You Lord, i just want to thank You Lord"
- lyrics of "thank You Lord" by don moen