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As a kid, I remember saving up my money and going to the drugstore and buying 4 different types of acne medication and cleaners… I spent 2 weeks allowance on basically make up… why? FEAR!
Fear is making a few people a lot of money out of making a lot of people fearful.
Look I get that some people are evil and use fear in some pretty disgusting ways… but to use it to make money off of others is just wrong in a 1000 ways.
So you use fear to teach your son not to run out in the street… ok not a fan, but I get it. But if you use fear to make your son get you a soda, or pick up YOUR mess or threaten him that he will never see his dog again… you are just twisted.
But that is the picture of the world right now.
Just jump on social media… and notice just how many things tie money and fear together.
You can’t have yellow teeth
You can’t have the same car your neighbor has
You gotta have cool pictures on your social media
You need to have the right body shape
You can’t be balding
You gotta have perfect kids who get great grades and excel in sports
You gotta have a lot of great friends
You have to have the latest gadgets and clothing and fads
You have to have a rocking hot relationship
You need to be a tough guy
You need to have a great job that people envy
You need to have the right position at your job
You need to go on great vacations
You have to have a manly hobby
You gotta have the newest 80 inch TV
You gotta be up on the newest news and hot topics
You got to be able to get lit up and cut loose and party
You gotta be a part of that country club
Acts 16:16-40 New International Version (NIV)
Paul and Silas in Prison
16 Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a female slave who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. 17 She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.” 18 She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so annoyed that he turned around and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” At that moment the spirit left her.
19 When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities. 20 They brought them before the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar 21 by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practice.”
22 The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods. 23 After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. 24 When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose. 27 The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!”
The owner fears not making money… he then tries to use fear to intimidate Paul and Silas.
What do they do? They sing songs and worship God.
They act against their fear.
You feel like the world is trying to take advantage of you and make a quick buck off of you and your fears… do what Paul does… praise God.
Let me be crystal clear about this: you show no fear, you refuse to be intimidated and you worship God. What a statement to those around you. When everyone is bowing to fear and wasting precious money… you save your bucks and thank God.
Look most of us remember being bullied as a kid and having to give up our lunch money or something like that… now is your time to stand up to the bully of fear and just say… not giving you my money today OR EVER.
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