Comments on: Materialism http://jimmyholbrook.com/2009/05/materialism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=materialism Pastor Jimmy Holbrook Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:55:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Katherine Trent http://jimmyholbrook.com/2009/05/materialism/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Katherine Trent Tue, 19 May 2009 03:39:10 +0000 http://jimmyholbrook.com/?p=116#comment-56 I totally agree that materialism can be harmful, I think everything has to be taken in good measure. Ecclesiastes says: "I know that nothing is better than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, and also that man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of his labor- it is the gift of God." So I think there's a balance point- God doesn't want us to strive and toil to the detriment of our spirit or relationships, but he expects us to be good stewards of our gifts.... that is my understanding.... I totally agree that materialism can be harmful, I think everything has to be taken in good measure. Ecclesiastes says: “I know that nothing is better than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, and also that man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of his labor- it is the gift of God.” So I think there’s a balance point- God doesn’t want us to strive and toil to the detriment of our spirit or relationships, but he expects us to be good stewards of our gifts…. that is my understanding….

]]> By: jimmy http://jimmyholbrook.com/2009/05/materialism/comment-page-1/#comment-55 jimmy Mon, 18 May 2009 16:46:24 +0000 http://jimmyholbrook.com/?p=116#comment-55 Good stuff Charlow! Good stuff Charlow!

]]> By: Jason C http://jimmyholbrook.com/2009/05/materialism/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Jason C Mon, 18 May 2009 16:23:13 +0000 http://jimmyholbrook.com/?p=116#comment-54 Great post Jimmy! The internal struggle over what we value be it earthly or heavenly treasure is a battle I think we all must wage daily. When we forget that this struggle is ongoing we become complacent and begin to do what gives us immediate pleasure. We love our stuff! At least I know I do. When my wife and I looked at financial cutbacks recently we decided cable amongst other things had to go. To my surprise, this made me very uncomfortable. I love me some espn and history channel as it turns out. What I have found though is that the things didn't really matter. I don't even miss cable anymore. It was just part of a routine I had become comfortable with. The result though has given my wife and I back invaluable time with our 6 month old daughter. Instead of spending our free hours as mindless zombies in front of the all-mighty television,we are enjoying more time together as a family. We have also found more time to spend with our parents/relatives/friends. This means more time out in the world attempting though still failing to be what Christ modeled to us. Oh yeah T.V. is not evil by the way, it is how we use it and how much we use it that is dangerous. Great post Jimmy! The internal struggle over what we value be it earthly or heavenly treasure is a battle I think we all must wage daily. When we forget that this struggle is ongoing we become complacent and begin to do what gives us immediate pleasure. We love our stuff! At least I know I do. When my wife and I looked at financial cutbacks recently we decided cable amongst other things had to go. To my surprise, this made me very uncomfortable. I love me some espn and history channel as it turns out. What I have found though is that the things didn’t really matter. I don’t even miss cable anymore. It was just part of a routine I had become comfortable with. The result though has given my wife and I back invaluable time with our 6 month old daughter. Instead of spending our free hours as mindless zombies in front of the all-mighty television,we are enjoying more time together as a family. We have also found more time to spend with our parents/relatives/friends. This means more time out in the world attempting though still failing to be what Christ modeled to us.

Oh yeah T.V. is not evil by the way, it is how we use it and how much we use it that is dangerous.

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