"Possessions...a condition of the heart that characterizes a lifestyle."

"COMMITMENT TO 'POSSESSIONS' IS REALLY A CONDITION OF THE HEART THAT CARACTERIZES A LIFESTYLE."  THERE IS A LOT IN THE WORDS OF THIS STATEMENT.  YOU ARE SITTING THERE WONDERING IF THIS IS TRUE.  YOU THINK OF ALL THE EXCEPTIONS TO THIS STATEMENT, LIKE 'I'VE EARNED IT!'  'I  MIGHT AS WELL' 'I CAN'T TAKE IT WITH ME.' 'I LIKE IT'  'WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT?' AND THE BEAT GOES ON!!!  

ALL OF THIS REFLECTS THE CLOSENESS OF OUR RELATIONSHIP TO GOD, THROUGH JESUS CHRIST...OR THE LACK THEREOF.  DO WE TAKE THE TIME TO ASK GOD WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD HAVE THIS OR THAT?  SURELY BY NOW, WE REALIZE THE FUTILITY OF HAVING MORE THAN WE TRULY NEED.  AFTER ALL, THERE JUST MIGHT BE SOME BETTER USES OF OUR INCOME THAN JUST BUYING, BUYING, AND BUYING.  SMALL STEPS TO EVALUATE THIS SUBJECT JUST MIGHT CHANGE OUR PERSPECTIVE OF LIFE ITSELF AND INCREASE THE VALUE OF OUR LIVES.  SMALL STEPS WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN OUR FUTURE.  THE FALL OF OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, AND DECEMBER IS THE SEASON TO INCREASE YOUR INTIMACY WITH THE LORD.