I’ve got to use this in a sermon some day. It’s a clip from Saturday Night Live when Steve Martin hosted three years ago. I once preached on the principle of reaping what you sow, and this would have been perfect. Next time I preach on money, I’ve got to show this clip…
We live in a society that encourages a “get it now, pay for it later” mentality. I’m not just talking about money and credit cards either. We want and think we deserve everything at the tips of our fingers. The “prosperity gospel” only encourages this even more, and makes God to be the one who ought to fulfill our every desire. But when I read the Bible, I get convicted that I ought to be more content. I get convicted that my desires so often do not line up with what God desires for me. When I’m willing to pray (and truly mean) “yet not my will, but yours be done,” that’s when I’m at the center of God’s will for my life.