I attended the Dave Ramsey Town Hall for Hope the other evening at a local church. There were many great points he made that evening but the most beneficial point was very cool! It kind of falls under the premise of "duh-huh", or "I should already know this", but the world being what it is right now, WE ALL needed the reminder of this simplistic basic concept. In the news now-days you can’t turn on any channel that isn’t EXTREMELY pessimistic about the economy. NOTHING is pointing us in any direction besides doom and gloom and due to this over-exposure, we may forget that it is our responsibility to go against the flow! We are suppose to renew our minds in order to fulfill this scripture in Phil 4: 8Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 9Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
The media is doing everything in its power to keep our minds in a frenzy of paranoia & panic. Desperate people will act according to their emotions, rather than that of their own biblical foundations! If our heads are spinning so much with the current crisis, is there an abscence of clarity to see the dangerous path we are being lead on? Chances are we are so blinded by our own insecurity, we can’t even begin to understand how our leaders are putting us in an even more dangerous position than where we were at previously. I have my theories on why this is happening but the sad thing about it is, we are ALL falling for it hook, line and sinker. Our hope is suppose to be based on the Lord, but lately, due to the frenzy all around me, it is hard to chose not to buy into the chaos & hype of the doom and gloom. Instead of being controlled by the peace that surpasses all understanding, I have bought into the spirit of fear. Just because I am surrounded by forclosed homes and jobless people does not give me the excuse to FORGET that no matter what, God is on control! It is easier to complain, makes excuses for the way things are and join the downtrodden crowd, rather than actively living out the hope that has been entrusted to us by God! To be prepared financially using Godly wisdom and frugal living so that when hard times come we are not lacking anything!
I saw a special on 60 minutes a while back about the newest generation. They are calling them ‘Millennials’ or Gen Y. If you missed out on this report you can get a good handle on it by going to these segments that were posted on youtube!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5IfsNqJcmA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOAHHExq8ig&feature=related
No longer is hard work worthy of reward but just showing up to work should get as much a reward and praise than those that work twice as hard! Might this be a good portion of the reason why the economy is in the state that it’s in is, due to this false sense of entitlement and un-earned accomplishment? This author and his friend are making TONS of money going around the country as ‘life coaches’ to 20-something whiners. To add insult to injury these sly dogs are training the older generations how to keep these SPOILED BRATS from quitting on them. In light of knowing these are the times we are living in, I think it is quit fitting for there to be a evolutionary downfall of economic proportions. While I do not believe in evolution per say, I believe that this economy will separate the sheep from the goats. Do you think in this economy you will have many employers splurging to satisfy the egos of the ‘Gen Y’ with fancy gifts when he or she is already losing tons of money due to a decrease in spending. The best part about Dave’s speech last night was that he mentioned that people that had a vested interest in serving their bosses or customers in the same way they serve the Lord will survive & thrive in the most depressed markets! Those that are more interested in self-indulgence and getting more money than they deserve will lose out! SO if you are one of those hard working folks that work daily as unto the Lord, God will take care of you!
Needless to say, it was amazingly refreshing to hear Dave speak of personal responsibility, serving/treating others the way you would want to be treated & using wisdom with your finances. You can actively participate in this little thing called HOPE by also choosing NOT to participate in the doom & gloom of the recession and instead fixing our eyes on our Savior!
Sunday, April 26, 2009
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I didn't see that episode but Craig and I were talking about exactly what you wrote, specifically this:
"No longer is hard work worthy of reward but just showing up to work should get as much a reward and praise than those that work twice as hard! Might this be a good portion of the reason why the economy is in the state that it’s in is, due to this false sense of entitlement and un-earned accomplishment?"
I think this is one of the BIGGEST issues. These younger ones are coming into the work fields and wanting,demanding,they get what the older guys want but do not want to spend years and years working for it. I wanna say "get in line buddy and wait your turn!!" :)
Then on the opposite end of the spectrum,the news said unemployment was at an all time high,up 28% even. My opinion about this...yes some are legit,but i bet mostly they're the lazy ones who just don't want to invest time in a job where they'll have to work hard and earn a living.
It's really is hard not to get sucked in,especially when we look at our own children and wonder how is THEIR generation going to be? Looking back we can pretty much pin point the era when 'things' started to go downhill,can't you? All the working hard babyboomers are retiring and such..and boy are we spiraling downhill quick.
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