I need to have a mental reboot regarding money, happiness, and possessions. I've been trying to buys hoes lately, and when I got the the store, the first thing on my mind was not how comfortable, how pricey, or how much I liked the shoes... it was the thought, "do these give the right "look?" Do I look the part of a cool college student? Will people approve of my choice in footwear?
Prior to this scripture study, I've been watching people go by, and allowed myself to judge them by their clothes. It was fairly destructive, and my natural instinct was "Stop! This isn't right. We ought to love people not judge them!"
I am going to read about affluence, money, clothes, and pride today.
The Cost of Riches-Lynn G. Robbins
We should limit our incomes. Don't ask, "what do I need to be happy?" Instead, ask yourself, "what DON'T I need to be happy?"
I don't need Nike shoes, new glasses, or ten pairs of jeans.
I do need service, family, love, people, the gospel, enough food, and money saved in the bank.
Benjamin Franklin says, " it is not my own eyes that ruin me."
“The eyes of other people are the eyes that ruin us. If all but myself were blind, I should want neither fine clothes, fine houses, nor fine furniture." ~Good Ol' Ben
You wouldn't care if other people were blind! You would get the shoes that YOU wanted to get! For the price that YOU were comfortable with!
And also, another consideration to make: “When you have bought one fine thing you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece; … ‘’tis easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it."
Just choosing to ignore all that and be happy is so important!
Prior to this scripture study, I've been watching people go by, and allowed myself to judge them by their clothes. It was fairly destructive, and my natural instinct was "Stop! This isn't right. We ought to love people not judge them!"
I am going to read about affluence, money, clothes, and pride today.
The Cost of Riches-Lynn G. Robbins
We should limit our incomes. Don't ask, "what do I need to be happy?" Instead, ask yourself, "what DON'T I need to be happy?"
I don't need Nike shoes, new glasses, or ten pairs of jeans.
I do need service, family, love, people, the gospel, enough food, and money saved in the bank.
Benjamin Franklin says, " it is not my own eyes that ruin me."
“The eyes of other people are the eyes that ruin us. If all but myself were blind, I should want neither fine clothes, fine houses, nor fine furniture." ~Good Ol' Ben
You wouldn't care if other people were blind! You would get the shoes that YOU wanted to get! For the price that YOU were comfortable with!
And also, another consideration to make: “When you have bought one fine thing you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece; … ‘’tis easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it."
Just choosing to ignore all that and be happy is so important!
No comments:
Post a Comment