A view about manhood

Lately I've been thinking about my material possessions. My thoughts go in all different directions. Why has God given me these things? This includes everything in my care, from money, time, a home, cars, or even the people around me. What is the ultimate purpose for having these things. God has a plan for everything He has placed in my life. The reason this is weighing on my mind is I'm concerned that I'm not putting these in places that God would want me to. I'll start with money. Are the charities I support where God wants me to put His money? It is not something I can decide on one day and then forget it. It's something I need to constantly look at and exam. The world is changing and the focus of where my money goes changes also. I can't make any rash emotional driven decisions. My decisions need to be thought out only after looking to God's word and prayer. It sounds simple in my mind, but there are so many implications involved- people are affected. I

In Daniel chapter 3 there is a story of three men. These three men, (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego), were told to worship King Nebuchadnezzer. They are examples to us today of how to stand strong in your faith. The pressure to give in was great. Today we are faced with a pressure to conform to this world and the society associated with it. Each of us must make a decision to stand for what we believe in and face the consequences or to give in and fall in line with what those around us. Society says we must conform to the belief system they are feeding us. We are asked to give up our beliefs in favor of a "better" society. The predominate view in our country is not that of a Christian worldview, but a distorted view filled with our own made up religion. This distortion is brought on a little at a time. If God's direction is at 180 degrees and we travel along at 179 degrees, eventually we will be headed in a completely different direction from God without even realizing it