June 30
We don’t have to seek out things to trip us up. We generally stumble upon them. That’s why they’re called ‘pitfalls.’ The things we’re looking for, the problems we anticipate, are, for the most part, the ones that never happen. We don’t even realize we avoided them because they weren’t on our radar screen.
However, we do need to be cautious as we venture through life in order that we may avoid unnecessary hardship to ourselves. One area in which we might easily become entangled is in the realm of finances. If we are impulsive, we may squander our resources on items we don’t really need or want.
If we don’t guard our eyes from the tempting things that could allure us into expenditures that we can’t really afford, we will find ourselves crushed under a mountain of debt. One thing that will compel us into the bad habit of buying expensive things we don’t need is the jealousy that can well up within us because other people already have them.
Jesus Himself cautioned His followers to guard against the greed that can undo them. In Luke 12:15 He said, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed! A man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” If we think our value is the sum total of what we possess, the Lord says we are on the wrong track.
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