151. School Photos and Other Budget Busting, Clutter Causing Nonsense

Genesis 3:1-5

 

Adam and Eve had EVERYTHING and yet, the Devil was able to tempt Eve with FOMO!  "Are you sure?????"  

In today's episode I talk about our culture of always getting more stuff.  Especially our kids.  Everywhere they go it seems they are given stuff!  Do you always buy yourself something?  Does the fear of missing a good sale tempt you?  

This year I finally said, "no" to school photos and guess what?  We survived! My kids still got a new outfit because they will be in the yearbook.  School photos are just not my jam.  I buy them so we can get the class photo and the individual photos of my kids end up in their special bins.  We never look at them or display them.  However, we DO look at the yearbook almost everyday.  So that is where I am spending my money this year.  We are just buying the yearbook.  I can't wait to see how their photos turn out...at the end of the year when yearbooks are distributed.  Something fun for us to look forward to.  My budget is still in tact and I won't be adding to the unwanted pile of stuff in my basement.

If you are tempted to bring in more stuff you can't afford or don't need or even have the space for, what can you do?  Pray!  When Eve was tempted, she caved and original sin was brought into the world.  That sin created a separation from us and God.  When you are tempted...pray!  Ask God to close that gap, to fill your heart with a desire for Him and not more stuff!

Have a great day,

Gina