Choosing not to participate…

This morning I heard a man speak that I had never heard before. He was talking about faith. He spoke mostly from the book of Hebrews. It was just what the doctor ordered.

He began by talking about the economy and the financial implications for the individual. How does Walstreet affect you? Are you in danger of losing your house or your retirement? If so, how do you respond?

This man said that analysts are saying we are in a depression, the final steps before an all out recession. Everyone is feeling the crunch of prices at the pump and rising taxes. Perhaps there is always too much month at the end of your check. Maybe you laugh any time someone mentions the word savings because you have none.

So what was this man’s answer to the depression. He said, “I have a choice, and I choose not to participate.” Wow. That hit me.

Lately I have been as negative as the next person about our economy. I have put faith on the back burner and forgotten that God promised to supply all of my needs according to His riches. What a promise to forget. Well, I am telling myself to remember. God is bigger than my circumstances and yours too. When we lose sight of this, we begin to wallow in self-pity and focus only on our problems. I am so guilty that I am ashamed.

So, you too have a choice. Choose not to participate and believe that God is bigger than the economy. He is big enough to take care of each one of us. When we are tempted to forget, let us encourage each other. I know I need it.