We went to the Thanksgiving Eve gathering at Christ Community Church tonight. The Pastor, speaking on thankfulness and ungratefulness said this (actually, it's paraphrased because I'm adding some words and thoughts):
Coveting (greed, and lust for anything) looks forward. Thankfulness and gratefulness look back.
Here's another quote that deals with the same idea from another person:
"Remembering" is the fence or boundary that keeps us from ungratefulness toward and disobedience to God.
Chapter 8 of Deuteronomy is entirely about remembering, being grateful, and what happens when we stop both of those. I'm pretty sure we, as a country, have stopped remembering where we came from, forgotten God, and determined to credit ourselves for our wealth and position in the world.
I say this as a member of the country and confess my materialism and greed, also. Thank God that He is a God of second chances. I pray that we, as a country, will ask God for a second chance and then take that second chance to obey Him and give credit where credit is due.
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