I have personal experience of living in households where things were going pretty darn well but you'd never have guessed it from the people there. There was always something that was wanting, always discontent. It could be argued that it is precisely this constant unrest that made this country great -- more, bigger, and better are three words that are at the foundation of our great economic engine.
Did you ever wonder what makes really rich people continue to work so hard at making money? If the rent is due next week and you don't have any money, I see the need to go out there hustle. And it's prudent to try to get ahead a bit. A common financial rule of thumb is to have six months of living expenses in the savings account just in case. So what if you had six months? Is that enough? How about twelve months?
Since I have been unemployed/retired, I've had a lot of time to think and am now more convinced than ever that God is Good.
I saw a program on one of the cable channels about a scientist that believes that certain rock formations on the bottom of one of the Great Lakes indicate that the area was dry land in the past and humans lived there. In his diving expeditions, he hopes to recover some evidence to support his claim. At one point, he holds up a small chard of rock, holding it on the tip of a finger, and excitedly explains that this piece of rock is probably evidence of stone tool making, and if so would confirm his theories. He may well be right.
It is interesting that such a small bit of evidence can indicate that man was present someplace, while at the same time, the evolution of intelligent life on earth in an otherwise barren and lifeless universe is dismissed as evidence of the existence of a creator.
I've got more than a few rock chips in my life that indicate to me that God has been active there. And so I am happy.
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