Cartoonology. There is great theology in cartoons and comics.
Dealing with money issues has always been a problem, but it seems more of a challenge as time goes on. From the federal government on down to the individual, it seems stuff owns us rather than us owning stuff. Government officials tell us to do better with money management while they spend without any constraint. We are all in trouble. The recent economic blowout is evidence.
The Department of Labor’s latest survey reveals that the average American family spends the largest portion of its income on housing with transportation coming in second requiring 61.7 percent of total income. A 2004 study showed that 43% of American families spend more than they earn. The average household credit card debt was $8,000.00. Personal bankruptcies doubled from 1994 to 2004. The national debt is at an all-time high. Have you looked at the national debt clock web site lately?
How can we ever get out of this trouble? It all has to begin with personal responsibility from you and me right up to the president and congress. We must all learn to apply biblical principles and common sense to our lives. The entitlement mentality must stop. No one owes us anything. We do not have a “right” to expect something for nothing and we must stop living recklessly while expecting someone else somewhere else to pick up the tab. We must realize bankruptcy debt does not go unpaid. Someone has to pay it. We must get back to the good old work ethic. We must quit eating and gorging ourselves to death. We will all fair better and feel better.
Proverbs 15:27 (NKJV)
27 He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, But he who hates bribes will live. 04-16-2010
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