Yes. That's what I've done in the past. I do my best to make sure the person I'm helping knows he/she is doing me a favor by taking the stuff off my hands.
Inflated Prices
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Yes. That's what I've done in the past. I do my best to make sure the person I'm helping knows he/she is doing me a favor by taking the stuff off my hands.
I doubt that's Russia's intent, to put an end to the corruptions of the Ukrainian government officials, but that's certainly a benefit. When corruption takes out corruption, then the fallout benefit can be a good thing, or maybe lead to worse corruption.
MM
Yep. Some border-crossing thieves (according to the county deputies) broke in and took some stuff off my hands when they took tens of thousands in power tools. I figured I had done enough 'communal giving' for a while since the insurance company decreased the value of those tools so much that they paid me only pennies on the dollar for all that was stolen. I didn't have a 'replacement' policy. It was only a 'reimbursement' policy, which allows them to decrease values over time, even though their premiums never go down with the declining value of the items with age, and which keeps going down to almost nothing. Lesson learned...
Most home owner insurance policies are reimbursement only. The house I'm in now is insured at the current market resale value of a little over $100,000, and the cost to rebuild would be over $300,000. So, I made sure to buy a rebuild policy, which costs only a couple hundred dollars more a year. Certainly worth it, I think.
The plethora of things blamed for the rise in prices, which are mostly just smoke screens, give mass media objects of blame rather than to point out corporate greed....especially considering they are all owned by large corporations under the control of executives lining their pockets with outrageously high, price gouging, profit margins. However, dare any of them see this, we'd hear denial, after denial, after denial, which is the automatic go-to since they know mass media will never criticize them for their deception and outright dishonesty. What they fail to realize is that Judgement Day is coming....and soon....
MM
It is too easy to simply attribute inflation to greed.
Greed is in general a personal failing. Think Ebenezer Scrooge before he was visited.
As Christians, we may ensure that every sin the HS has brought to our attention has been confessed, and we are consciously avoiding the repetition of those sins and thus think “It’s not my fault”.
But I have observed much that leads me to believe that personal greed is not really the root. From a non-theological viewpoint, most people are ‘good’, meaning that they try to do things in an upright manner. While we know that no-one can be righteous in and of ones-self and from a Christian point of view, equating doing good with being holy is gravely fallacious (stating that one can be good apart from God is the affront that separated the Devil from God), but Christians are not the only ones that treat others with respect and try to benefit their society.
Scripture teaches that there are three sources of temptation and thus opportunities for sin. There is the Devil. There is the Flesh. And there is the World.
I do not think that personal sin is truly the root of this problem (inflation impoverishes everyone, including the well off)_. As far as the Devil goes, this is his weapon to attack us, but I don't think he is the root cause either.
The World is the society we build and operate together. This society does not have God as its wellspring and is unable to provide the stability that it seeks. Thus, although individually few are actively trying to squeeze the rest of society, they make individual decisions based on what they can do to give their situation more stability. This is not so much personal greed, but the world we created showing how imperfect it is.
The point I was trying to make in this thread was that WHATEVER the cause of inflation, we can do our part to minimize the effects on our neighbors as well as the resources available to our churches.
What? Most people are "good"? Where'd that come from?
Also, do you really believe that a 65% increase (projected in recent news articles to be as high as 136% by mid-summer, which is $7/gal) in gas prices with only a 20% cut in oil imports is not on the basis of greed?
As an Engineer, I'm not mathematically challenged, and I'm not ignorant of human nature, so when alarm bells and red lights go off in my head when I see the actual statistics playing out before our eyes in the market....no way! This is GREED in all its array of filth.
Oh, and guess what...some oil tycoon is bound to get on TV, claiming that all us underlings don't see the big picture in how markets work, and that the higher increase in price percentage is fully consistent with only a 20% cut in oil imports based upon market 'realities.' They will insist that there's nothing unusual in what we're seeing in all this.
That's nothing but an attempt at playing on the common, logical fallacy of what's called an appeal to ignorance. All those people in Congress (especially those who have oil interests) will also become talking heads, defending this financial rape of the American people, and the people of this country will simply take it on the chin without any protest....until more and more of them become unemployed....only to then get onto the Government dole for hand-outs....from the pockets of working people....
This is all-out war on the poor, thus driving the nation into deeper and deeper instability!
But, hey, God is in control, and He will deal with this greed if and when He so chooses. None of us here has the Power He has to stop this and deal with the corruption at every level.
I have doubts that any of us has the massive resources it would take to offset the needs of our neighbors against the depraved levels of greed in the corporate and political worlds. That "Green New Deal" is fashioned for no other purpose than to take more and more control over the economy and the lives of the people. Pure and simple. We have some of the cleanest air in the world, and it's never good enough....right?
MM
Hello MM;
Our homes or rentals should not be exempt from inflated prices. For example,
this morning when I read your post regarding replacement and reimbursement in your home insurance policy struck a nerve with me. So I called my home insurance and inquired about replacement versus reimbursement and learned we do have extended replacement/guaranteed replacement. I chose that option years ago and forgot all it about until I read your post.
With all the upgrades we made since 2000, I asked them to raise the coverage on our policy and the cost was not that much.
All this was worth the time and inquiry with our home insurance. We used to have rental insurance before we bought our first home.
In my heart our homes or rentals are all God's house and He entrusted each one us to be the steward and give tender loving care back to Him including our complete obedience and Christian foundation in our home.
I think of this passage in Joshua 24:14-15, 14 “Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. 15 And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
God bless you, brother and your whole family.
Yep, I said I think people are good.
I did not say righteous and
I did not say that they had no immorality.
Note that I did put it within quotation marks, by which I meant to my mind that good was good according to their understanding.
You might understand this to say that they have a very basic understanding of personal ethics, try to live within its constraints and feel bad when they inevitably fail.
But, what is more, I think that we as Christians should see them as being fundamentally good also. That does not mean that they do not need saving, but that each is worthy of saving. We should habitually choose to see the good aspects of everyone around us and resist the urge to poke at their failings.
How can we expect the Lord to use us to bring His word to people we cannot even give that meager portion of respect as persons?
It's more on the basis of fear and anger, but even that is the failure to the world order set up by man, rather than the personal greed of individuals.
I became a minimalist about 15 yrs ago. It is a great way to live.
If I have something and I don't use it or wear it in 6 months,it is given away.
I'm not materialistic,never have been so I have dispensed with large items that require big vehicles to move with.
If it folds or breaks down easy that's my style.
I only have a few mementos from ppl that have passed.
God gave us a very unique mind and memories are so precious .
I'm looking to move up higher and things here will be destroyed so I don't get attached.
If I have something and I don't use it or wear it in 6 months,it is given away.
I'm not materialistic,never have been so I have dispensed with large items that require big vehicles to move with.
If it folds or breaks down easy that's my style.
I only have a few mementos from ppl that have passed.
God gave us a very unique mind and memories are so precious .
I'm looking to move up higher and things here will be destroyed so I don't get attached.
I don't think the home value really increases. It's the land. Land is in short supply.
Most things depreciate over time, with wear and tear.
I do believe our most precious possessions are laid up in heaven. So inflated prices don't worry me so much. If a cauliflower is selling at $8 a kilo and I can't afford it, I'll grow something else. Maybe chokos. They're easy and cheap.
Most things depreciate over time, with wear and tear.
I do believe our most precious possessions are laid up in heaven. So inflated prices don't worry me so much. If a cauliflower is selling at $8 a kilo and I can't afford it, I'll grow something else. Maybe chokos. They're easy and cheap.
Hello D3vot3d2G0d;
May I call you D3v?
As a man of God and at this time of my life, the Spirit prompted me to share with God and thank Him for contentment. I'm truly happy with my daily life and don't need to need things.
Does this equate to being a minimalist?
Hello Bob,
Yes you may call me D3v. I believe the Lord is pleased when we are content. Paul said whatever state I'm in to be content. Always wanting anything outside of him has no benefit to our souls.
I want to be hungry and discontented with my growth in the word,my sharing the same,displaying more fruit,love and peace,for it is his good pleasure to give good gifts and he is NOT slack concerning his promises.
There used to an old song we sang about NEVER growing accustomed to this world,my heavenly is calling my name!
It is so good to be here. You might be a minimalist..........
It is so good to be here. You might be a minimalist..........
I might be a minimalist but a maximalist for God.
My husband and I have been very intentional consumers for many years. We're not minimalists, but we aren't materialists either. I think it is good to strike a healthy balance in these matters.
Great thread ! We have many blessings. I believe if we haven't got it forget it. God haS brought me through some very tough times. He never let's us down. Whatever happens is for our own good.
I remember a pastor once saying don't become too attached to your home, especially in the latter days.
I remember a pastor once saying don't become too attached to your home, especially in the latter days.
I love my home as it's the only one I've got, but I know in heaven there's one waiting for me (the many mansions!)
I know a lot of people actually have two homes because maybe their parents split so they spend half the time in one and half at the other. I don't quite understand how that works, but I think its a bit sad, because those kids have to keep moving around all the time.
A lot of people are just renting and they cannot go back to a family home because their family don't want them there :-(
I know a lot of people actually have two homes because maybe their parents split so they spend half the time in one and half at the other. I don't quite understand how that works, but I think its a bit sad, because those kids have to keep moving around all the time.
A lot of people are just renting and they cannot go back to a family home because their family don't want them there :-(
Before my wife and I moved to our current home (the house where she grew up), I was involved in several charitable efforts. At first I thought that since we were moving to a much more economically challenged area, that opportunities for service would abound. I tried several times to volunteer at the local hospital, looked into food bank operations, etc. I never got a call back from the hospital, the county food bank was having admin/personnel problems, while the local faith based operation had its own problems that I did not want to make more prevalent.
The county wants volunteers for some things I am physically unprepared. Things like working in the local forests, etc. Other things I am emotionally and technically unprepared for like being a health advocate/evaluator. I do not feel comfortable going into someones home and passing judgement on things like their drug dependencies, nor how that take are of their children, even though the county sets criteria and parameters of these things.
But, I found that if I kept my eyes and heart open that there were many smaller operations either at my local church, or other community efforts in which I could participate. I have neighbors close by that I can have a positive influence.
By keeping my outlook outward, and NOT on my personal hardships or gain, I spend less time worrying about my situation. I have a prayer that I start most days with: to be a blessing for those around me.
The county wants volunteers for some things I am physically unprepared. Things like working in the local forests, etc. Other things I am emotionally and technically unprepared for like being a health advocate/evaluator. I do not feel comfortable going into someones home and passing judgement on things like their drug dependencies, nor how that take are of their children, even though the county sets criteria and parameters of these things.
But, I found that if I kept my eyes and heart open that there were many smaller operations either at my local church, or other community efforts in which I could participate. I have neighbors close by that I can have a positive influence.
By keeping my outlook outward, and NOT on my personal hardships or gain, I spend less time worrying about my situation. I have a prayer that I start most days with: to be a blessing for those around me.
Honestly, I don’t care for vehicles that break down easily
Especially if it's a "Smart" car.Honestly, I don’t care for vehicles that break down easily
lol!Precious testimony.
We tend to feel invalid or even unhelpful at times but GOD has a place for us ALL to do his work..
Greeter at local churches,cleaning the church before service,visiting the shut-ins, helping in Sunday School, to me the very best helper is a PRAYER WARRIOR!
An unseen help but the rewards are BOUNDLESS!
We had a PRAYER box at my local. Each Sunday someone would volunteer to take it home. It was anonymous and unopen. That warrior prayed all week for the unseen prayer request in that box til it's return after a week.
How mightily GOD ANSWERED SOME OF THOSE PRAYERS!
Never think what we do for God is too little or too much!
Heard this recently " BLOOM & GROW WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED!