I guess you have to be somewhere before you can say, "I'm back." But, I
see it's been a long time since I got the great idea to start a blog and
then did nothing with it. Being busy is a good excuse that way. Anyway,
since I'm my only follower, I am preaching to the choir!
My impetus to start writing again was spurred by a phone call from a company that wanted my blog name. I
appreciated the call because it was a great reminder to me to get off
my butt and start writing. If I am not going to surrender my blog to
them, it would be disrespectful for me to continue to sit on my blogbutt
and do nothing with my site. Therefore, since I told them "no", I thought I had better do something with my blog that I have sat on for years. To not do so would be greedy. Greedy like saving seats at a theater and not surrendering them when your friends are late or not coming. Seats nobody got to sit in because you "reserved" them for people who never used them.
Greed is very common in our culture. We are a culture of "hoarders." We save all kinds of things we really don't need, in fact never use. But, many of those things could bring great pleasure to others. Perhaps, many of things we keep for years needlessly could be of great help and benefit to others. But, they instead simply collect dust and occupy space in our closets, attics and garages.
The Bible says in Philippians 2:3-4, "Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others."
In other words, it is OK to want good things for yourself. There is certainly nothing wrong with saving seats in a crowded theater for your friends. But, to a point there comes a time to surrender those seats in the interests of others. It is also OK to have things. But, surrender those things and donate them to a charitable thrift store, church rummage sale, or just plain give them away if you are truly keeping them needlessly.
Consideration is the response to greed. Learning to be considerate is a source of great happiness in your life and to the lives of those around you. You'll have better appreciation for the things you have and you do use, the satisfaction of knowing your departed items are blessing others and find yourself able to have better relationships with others as you prove yourself considerate of their needs.
So, I am thankful for this reminder to get started using this blog site.
