All toil and all
achievement spring from one person’s envy of another (Ecclesiastes 4:4).
My truck is 14 years
old with 195,000+ miles. It probably wasn’t the truck I would have picked out
for myself, but the friend I bought it from needed a break. Now I can honestly
say I love it – best vehicle I’ve ever owned.
There’s nothing
special about it. It’s not an extended cab… doesn’t even have power locks or
windows. For my younger friends, that means I actually have to turn a crank to
raise or lower the windows. I know. Archaic! Unlocking it requires a key! Look
it up in an encyclopedia. On the Internet,
of course.
When I bought my
truck, my kids Ben and Will were 9 and 6. Now they’re 21 and 18. The three of
us fitted… fit?... fat?... fitted in the cab a lot easier then than we do now.
Picture eyes bugged out, and elbows digging into ribs.
Here’s my point. I’m
content with my pick-up… until, that is, I see a TV commercial for a flashy new
car or truck... or I drive past the dealership... or I see a new vehicle in my
neighbor’s driveway. Then my contentment evaporates and I desperately need a
NEW CAR!!! One moment I’m not even thinking about a new car; next minute that’s
all I can think
about. What was sufficient is no longer good enough; it’s all about keeping up
with the Joneses.
TODAY’S MEDITATION
What new thing, bright and
shiny, are you coveting? Is there not more to life than that? What desire has
God planted in your heart?
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