IDOLATRY IN DISGUISE (10 OF 10)
Scripture: Exodus 20:17
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Idolatry in Disguise (10 of 10)
Series: 10 Commandments (Life's Blueprints)
Robert Dawson
Exodus 20.17
Little boy started lost first tooth and put it under the pillow and woke up the next morning $.25 richer. A week later his second tooth fell out. He put it under his pillow and awoke the next morning with another $.25 under the pillow. He was getting a little frustrated with the tooth fairy's return so when his next tooth fell out a week later he had his older brother write a note for the tooth fairy that read: Dear Tooth Fairy: I have been a good boy. I wonder if you could give me $1 for my tooth, because I could use more money.
Most of us know how the little guy feels. We have all been there. No matter what we have, no matter what we have been given it always seems that we want and desire just a little bit more. We are never satisfied. We never have enough. We always want more.
- John D. Rockefeller was once asked how much money it would take for him to be satisfied and his response is classic, 'Always one dollar more.'
There is something surprisingly deceptive about the human heart. We have an insatiable desire for more. I want to be quick to say there is nothing wrong with ambition. There is nothing wrong with hard work. There is nothing wrong with desire.
- The problem comes when desire and ambition go awry. The problem comes when we want what we do not have - we desire what is not ours - we desire what others have - or we are simply consumed with more because we are convinced that what we want is necessary to make us happy, whole complete and satisfied
- There is something inside the human heart that looks at what another person has and says, ''if I had that then I would have it made - I would be happy' -- It may not necessarily be a thing or stuff (a car like so and so, a house like so and so, a husband or a wife like so and so) It may be if only I had her looks, his athleticism, their skills, popularity and influence.
We struggle wit ...
Series: 10 Commandments (Life's Blueprints)
Robert Dawson
Exodus 20.17
Little boy started lost first tooth and put it under the pillow and woke up the next morning $.25 richer. A week later his second tooth fell out. He put it under his pillow and awoke the next morning with another $.25 under the pillow. He was getting a little frustrated with the tooth fairy's return so when his next tooth fell out a week later he had his older brother write a note for the tooth fairy that read: Dear Tooth Fairy: I have been a good boy. I wonder if you could give me $1 for my tooth, because I could use more money.
Most of us know how the little guy feels. We have all been there. No matter what we have, no matter what we have been given it always seems that we want and desire just a little bit more. We are never satisfied. We never have enough. We always want more.
- John D. Rockefeller was once asked how much money it would take for him to be satisfied and his response is classic, 'Always one dollar more.'
There is something surprisingly deceptive about the human heart. We have an insatiable desire for more. I want to be quick to say there is nothing wrong with ambition. There is nothing wrong with hard work. There is nothing wrong with desire.
- The problem comes when desire and ambition go awry. The problem comes when we want what we do not have - we desire what is not ours - we desire what others have - or we are simply consumed with more because we are convinced that what we want is necessary to make us happy, whole complete and satisfied
- There is something inside the human heart that looks at what another person has and says, ''if I had that then I would have it made - I would be happy' -- It may not necessarily be a thing or stuff (a car like so and so, a house like so and so, a husband or a wife like so and so) It may be if only I had her looks, his athleticism, their skills, popularity and influence.
We struggle wit ...
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