Every Saturday I meet with a group of men for a small group study. Our current study is John Ortberg's book "When the game is over it all goes back into the box." This is a great study especially for a men's group. Ortberg truly has a way with words and concepts that men struggle with on a daily basis. So far we are two weeks into our study and both weeks have been both challenging as well as inspirational.
John has challenged us to look at our life and ask the question are we rich or are we rich toward God? That is an interesting question. For many of us struggle with the ideal contentment, in fact the apostle Paul taught said contentment is a learned activity. Our human nature is not based on contentment, rather it is based on acquiring more and more. What is needed today is a desire to be rich toward God. To seek his will and his ways in our lives.
I am not sure where this study will take us, but I am looking forward to discovering what it means to be rich toward God. I believe learning what it means to be rich toward God is the one of the greatest needs in our churches today. For if we could get a handle on this idea; we would be able to get out of the chase for riches that are temporary and put our energy on the things that are eternal.
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