This year has been one heck of a ride so far. Not only have we been
confronted with a global pandemic, strange weather patterns, and political
unrest; our economy is feeling the pain of lost jobs, food shortages, and
general instability.
It’s a time of great upheaval - leaving most of us feeling unprepared
for what may come. Many of us have little, if any, money saved. Our modern
lifestyle isn’t conducive to storing food. We make multiple trips to the
grocery store each week or buy take-away meals on the drive home from work.
We have become a throw-away society, accustomed to simply buying new
when something becomes broken or a little worn out. Most people lack the
general skills to make small repairs to their home appliances and vehicles.
On top of our careless stewardship of our money, we are encouraged to
give in to self-gratification. Easy payment plans, a constant barrage of advertising
for the next, latest, greatest things, and the ever-present message on social
media to accumulate more has given us a sense of entitlement. We are told that we
must have the best of the best to be good enough.
We’ve become a slave to our things, putting in 60-hour work weeks to
pay for what we are told that we can’t live without. Families are disconnected
and marriages suffer.
