"Materialism is the pursuit of power, independence, comfort and security, and it is the biggest threat to our discipleship, because discipleship is the very opposite of that it is the pursuit of God seen in following Jesus and brings with it rejection, suffering and even death."
Its easy to listen to comments like that above and agree with them intellectually but how do we know if materialism is really our problem? Its helpful to carry out a little diagnostic on ourselves by thinking and praying through the following:
1. What do I value?
2. What am I scared of?
3. What are my dreams for my children?
4. Where do I want to be in 5 years, 10 year?
5. What if I lost it could I not live without?
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