Our World...

I have no clue what is happening in the world these days! I take that back, I know too much about what's going on in the world...Too much about our economy, debates, politicians, elections, blah blah blah. I hate feeling like I am consumed with bad news. Our own news stations are saying how we, Charlotte, won't see rain until next week and I'm thinking to myself "So what! We've had rain for who knows how many days straight now! Schools were canceled just two weeks ago because of RAIN! I don't know when the last time we had green grass in August and September and the weathermen are conserned we won't see rain unitl next week..." We hear bad news all day long it seems like. Check any news website: Cnn.com, Usatoday.com, Foxnews.com, MSN.com and you'll read about how bad our world is and how bad our financial situation is in America.

I have no clue what to think with this bailout idea. I understand that the financial institutions are major players in our economy, probably more than I realize. I kinda understand why big corporations need help by us the taxpayers ie the government. If they fail, we all fail. But what about the other said that says no, we the taxpayers shouldn't bail you out big corporations. You were the ones who made bad business decisions and put all of us in this situation. You were the ones who took advantage of people and padded your pockets in doing so. So we (taxpayers) are sorry but you (corporations) deserve to fail. So wheres the balance?...I personally think that this situation is filled with crooks. NO ONE should be making money on this bailout, if it happens.

Having no clue who or what to believe and being overtaken with emotions I forget to seek the Lord and His word for guideance. I love Matt. 6:24 "You cannot serve both God and money". I only wish our government and policy makers would abide by this verse. I have a hard time with it too. I love this one too, Proverbs 22:7 "The rich rule over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender." This rings so true these days! If we all would think about this verse and not just have credit and use credit and really think of ourselves as servants to our lenders, I think we may just wait to make certain purchases. I fell victim to this over and over, but I'm working my out of debt with Courtney so we aren't servants all our lives. The only kind of servant I want Courtney and I to be is the Lord's servant doing his will and his work. What about Ecclesiastes 5:10 "Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless". We as a society are not living by this verse! We all want more money and wealth. I struggle with this because I think I want more money for my job. I can just move to Charlotte-Meck school system and easily make so much more money for the same headache I have now. But this verse just puts me in my place! Hewbrews 13: 5 "Don't love money; be satisfied with what you have...".

I know our system is corrupt and we have money hungry politicians who only want to better themselves financially, so I think tonight I will do my best to pray for our leaders. God put them in this position for a reason, I only can hope it's to help rather than to hurt.