I don't deserve a single thing...

Commercials use this line all the time, "get the ______fill in the blank with anything_____ you deserve"
It's a lie.

Occupy Wall Street: they want the government to take money from the rich so they can have the things they deserve (health care, a college degree, a home, etc)... once again, no one deserves anything.
It's a lie.


#1 You don't deserve anything you haven't worked for yourself. [see 2 Thessalonians 3:10-15]

#2 Even if you have worked for it, it's still God's. Everything is God's. [see Psalm 24]

#3 If someone has GIVEN something to you that you didn't work for you should be insanely thankful & take great caution to use the "gift" wisely. You should thank God for that person who has taken on a characteristic of Jesus. Jesus gave us all that which we didn't deserve: forgiveness of sins and the free gift of salvation. [see John 3:16]

#4 The Bible clearly tells us not to covet & to be content. [see Exodus 20:17 & Philippians 4:11]

#5 The Bible clearly tells those with 2 to give 1 to someone in need. [see Luke 3:11]

#6 The Bible clearly tells Christians to take care of their family. Are YOU offering help to your family members in need? On the other side, are you too proud to take help from your family?
[see 1 Timothy 5:8]

#7 Do you love money more than God??! [see Matthew 6:24]

#8 If you are in need, GOD promises to provide. [see Philippians 4:19]

#9 It is the Lord who gives & takes away. [see Job 1:21]

#10 Learn to give with a happy heart, not out of obligation. God loves a cheerful giver! [see 2 Corinthians 9:7]



The conclusion of all this venting: This country is in the mess it is in because of us.

Some of us think we deserve all we have worked for and aren't willing to give to those in need and thus the government has taken over our "job" as Christians causing the insane debt and fueling the entitlement mentality of this society... what a shame.

Others of us think that we deserve things we have not worked for or are not willing to work enough for, we are covetous; We ignore God's promise to provide, abuse the help that the government, friends, or family offer, and always want more... what a shame.
Both being equally sinful, because-

"The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it."



Dear God, teach me to act on all these scriptures. I want to make you happy. You are all I need in this life. Amen.