Christmas is coming… and welcome to the season of consumerism—where billions are spent convincing you that your life is incomplete without more stuff. But what starts as "extra would be nice" can quickly become "I NEED this" and eventually morph into the sneakiest heart blockage of all: greed.
Unlike guilt and anger, greed is a master of disguise. It hides behind virtues like planning, saving, and hard work. You can be greedy whether you're rich or poor—because greed isn't about how much you have; it's about how tightly you hold onto it. Through Jesus's powerful parable of the rich fool in Luke 12, we discover that greed is fueled by fear and a false sense of ownership.
The landowner in Jesus's story believed he earned everything, deserved everything, and had a right to store it all up for himself. But he forgot two crucial truths: God gave him the harvest, and God controls his time. In one night, everything he hoarded became someone else's possession.
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