Consumerism

In today's world we are all so consumed by television ads , ads that say this product will make our life better and ads that say wear this and you will be hot new kid on the block, and when we let these messages consume us its very easy to self centered, greedy, and self focused. Everywhere you look there are shopping malls popping up , restraunts, and other shops and businesses all competing against one another for our business.The Holidays become prime target to run ads saying to us by this product , and if you buy this product this person will know you you care, or the ad will say if buy this product you wil need this product to go along with it to work to the fullest and then , we become in debt . It is estimated that we spent 450 billion dollars on Christmas alone last year, and it would take around 10 billion to cure the water crisis in the world and give people clean drinking water.Also,look around you see new businesses popping up on every street corner, and you see tons of abandon building that could be reused to house these businesses ,and yet we tear down trees to build new business and subdivisions. Building all of this new stuff, we tear down trees and destroy plants that could be used for food, and not only that the trees and plant clean our air ,and with clean air we not only feel better, but our over all health is better,the trees and plants provide shelter for animals and food for them to live.Buzzards one of the most unattractive birds, except for the Hawk and the eagle , buzzards help keep the spread of diseases from spreading, diseases that can be contracted humans or by our live stock that we raise for food. in this post I am not trying to point the finger ,so In hope this did not come across as a finger point.

The Alamo

I went to San Antonio for my birthday, and my plan was to tour the Alamo but I never got to bye the time I found the Alamo the place was closed, but what the funny part was when my mom and I had found the Alamo not only was it closed but my mom and i had walked past the Alamo 5 times and break fast and lunch by the thing and never even realized it!!!!

I got two comments from a person:
It is interesting how sometimes we fail to see what is right in front of us, even when we go looking for it. :-)


it is funny how sometimes we fail to see what is right in front of us. :-)

todays verse

Psalm 34 (NRSV)
I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the humble hear and be glad. O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.

I sought the LORD, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. Look to him, and be radiant; so your faces shall never be ashamed. This poor soul cried, and was heard by the LORD, and was saved from every trouble. The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. O taste and see that the LORD is good; happy are those who take refuge in him. O fear the LORD, you his holy ones, for those who fear him have no want. The young lions suffer want and hunger, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. Which of you desires life, and covets many days to enjoy good? Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit. Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry. The face of the LORD is against evildoers, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears, and rescues them from all their troubles. The LORD is near to the brokenhearted, and saves the crushed in spirit.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD rescues them from them all. He keeps all their bones; not one of them will be broken. Evil brings death to the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be condemned. The LORD redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.

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Those who look to [the Lord] are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.
- Psalm 34:5 (NIV)

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