I'm on my soap box today because I'm not a happy camper. The source of my frustration is human greed as it has been playing out in the financial arena. The source of my frustration is watching cheaters and liars, both the big guys and the little guys, walk away from debt and responsibility ~ and then the rest of us are supposed to pick up the tab.
Kerry Killinger is one of those big guys. This former head of WaMu (Washington Mutual Bank) took a 120 year old company into financial ruin over the course of 5 quick years while he freely walked away with over $54million in compensation.
The little guy is someone's neighbor who trashed his new house before deserting both it and his mortgage obligation.
God's Word is forceful and direct on the subject of loving money above all else, because He knows that worshiping money can unleash personal, relational, social and economic havoc.
I'm not a happy camper when I pitch my tent in the world. But my source of joy is that as a follower of Jesus Christ, my citizenship belongs in heaven.
Lord, thank you for your wise and solid teachings on money. My inclination is to despise those who grow rich on the backs of others, but I know that You love both the rich and poor alike. Justice is yours, not mine, to dispense. So Lord, help me forgive the greedy; help me to see them as people who need You just as much as I do.
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