Every day, you and I are bombarded by advertisements--on TV, at the movies, in the newspaper, online and even on our cell phones. Billions and billions of dollars are poured into advertising each year, as organizations try to convince us that we need, want and must have the latest and greatest products.
Millions of Americans (and people all over the world, actually) have given in. They buy and buy. They overspend to the point of overextending themselves. In 2009, the average credit card debt per American household with a credit card was $16,007.* Wow!
Many people try to fill their homes with stuff--but stuff can never bring us happiness, love or peace. In today's chapters, I love what David wrote here:
I have God's more-than-enough,
More joy in one ordinary day
Than they get in all their shopping sprees.
At day's end I'm ready for sound sleep,
For you, God, have put my life back together.
*Woolsey, Ben and Matt Schulz. "Credit card statistics, industry facts, debt statistics." March 26, 2010. (Accessed: April 27, 2010) www.creditcards.com
Tomorrow: Psalm 9-16
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