Opinions Are Everything

Recently I was on another blog and saw someone talking about how they felt the need to “change” their lifestyle in order to serve God better. Now, this post is in no way saying that is wrong, in fact, it is a good idea to learn how to live with less. My issue is what another commenter recommended to her. The book is called Radical and is written by a former pastor David Platt.

In his book, he tells you to give up everything you have in order to serve God better. Again, in itself is not a bad idea to a degree depending on what you can afford to give up. Yet here he is, not only selling his book-but is also using his website to sell his other products!

So to recap this: he is telling you to get rid of all that you can, yet buy his books and other goods.

MMhmm, you did read that right! He wants you to help make him rich, while he has the nerve to tell you not to be. Seems a tiny bit twisted?

So back to my point, is using God’s own words in order to gain profit while telling others to do the opposite wrong? I want your opinions on this. Do you think that if he really cared to help others that he would give the book free? Do you think he would live his life as an example of what he teaches?

Yesterday I saw some interesting tweets and a blog post regarding monthly budgets being a game. It got me thinking and in my opinion turning a tight budget as a game for kicks and laughs lessens the important lesson a budget teaches. Which is self-control.

Many people who place themselves on it think that they cannot survive on one and thus test the waters. Yet millions of families and people have no choice but to live on a budget, which they do survive on it.

Now only does it make living on a budget a game takes away the value of it, it also causes people to think less of a budget. Like being on a budget is silly or makes people just cheap. Which for the most part, could not be further away from the truth.

Many families who live on a budget do not do this for kicks and laughs like some bloggers, or do not do it just to be cheap-for them it really is a matter of surviving.  People need to see that in this economy, many people have to be frugal and this is not a game.

Do you think living on a budget for games is wrong? I want your opinions to be heard.