USA Today sited a report on the contentment of Olympic athletes. Not surprisingly was that Gold mentalist seemed most content. Very surprisingly silver mentalist proved less content than bronze mentalist. Psychologist call this phenomenon as counter factual thinking. You see silver mentalist look at what they could have had and regret how close they were, where bronze mentalist look at what they almost missed, grateful to just have medaled.
In America we are the most privileged society in all the world. Only housing 5% of the Worlds population we consume 30% of the worlds resources. If you drive a car, your amongst only 8% of the inhabitants on our planet. Yet we are the most unsatisfied and discontent society on the planet. What does that say about our pathology and theology?
According to scripture we are not to look at what we have not but what we have. By doing so it transports us from evolution into revolution. Evolution is survival of the fittest. Looking to what you don't have and focusing all your energies to build that world of privilege. Revolution is the heartbeat of a people to fight the injustices of the world for a better world. Revolution looks at what it has to give. What if the body of believers known as the church really mobilized as scripture says, towards the needs of others.
I dare easy we would be happier and the world would be better!
"Seek he first the kingdom of God and all these things would be added to it." Matthew 6:36
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