things of the flesh

Romans 8:5
For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

Now I don't know about you, but this verse seems perfectly clear to me. So here I go stepping on a few more toes. I see people every day working themselves to an early grave, just so they can live in that big house on the hill. And of course they've just gotta have those fancy cars, and of course the cars have got to be this years model. Oh, and lets not forget the fancy clothes, with the fancy name tag. I'm sure some of you know the designer's names, I surely don't. And yet these same people go to church and when the preacher speaks of them as having the mind that is of the flesh. They always think it's someone else he's talking about.

They really don't understand that when someone keeps track of fashion trends, etc, so they can keep up with the proverbial Jones on the other hill, that they are indeed carnal minded.

I've even seen people that don't have enough to eat in their homes, because the mortgage payment and utility bills are just about all they can pay with what their salary is. And they still don't see themselves as carnal minded.

It's ok to want to look your best, but you can look your best in a fifteen dollar shirt as well as a fifty dollar one. Most times the only difference is the tag, which is on the inside where no one sees it anyways. I just wanted to give you something to think about, as you try to reason out how you're going to get by financially this week.

Until next time God bless.