c.s. lewis and jack johnson
2008 May 13
“our desires aren’t wrong, we are just too easily satisfied.” cs lewis
“people are awkward with their things.” JJ
what are your thoughts…are we eaten up with stuff that just really doesn’t matter?
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Jack Johnson rocks first off. And I think stuff is good, its when our stuff takes priority over other things.
Perry Noble thought some other guy was you at the recording for One Prayer. It was pretty funny. Miss you man
Pitch any tents lately? LOL Nice sermon…
Well of course we know that stuff can’t save your soul. So everything else that gets in the way of that is folly. But it’s still cool to have certain stuff. As Jake Smith says in “Can’t Save Your Soul,” being fly can’t save your soul, so spending money on kicks, whips and grills won’t save you.
Check out my myspace, http://www.myspace.com/4thirteen_studentministry, you can hear Jake’s new version of that song.
But stuff can be good, in context. Look at 1 Chronicles 29:14:
“”But me—who am I, and who are these my people, that we should presume to be giving something to you? Everything comes from you; all we’re doing is giving back what we’ve been given from your generous hand. As far as you’re concerned, we’re homeless, shiftless wanderers like our ancestors, our lives mere shadows, hardly anything to us. God, our God, all these materials—these piles of stuff for building a house of worship for you, honoring your Holy Name—it all came from you! It was all yours in the first place! I know, dear God, that you care nothing for the surface—you want us, our true selves—and so I have given from the heart, honestly and happily. And now see all these people doing the same, giving freely, willingly—what a joy! O God, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this generous spirit alive forever in these people always, keep their hearts set firmly in you. And give my son Solomon an uncluttered and focused heart so that he can obey what you command, live by your directions and counsel, and carry through with building The Temple for which I have provided.”
As long as we don’t let our stuff detract from worshiping God, I think we’re alright. If “stuff” becomes divisive, causes envy, strife or whatever else, maybe you should think about getting rid it the stuff.