Overcoming Materialism/It is hard but you can do it

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God never wastes his blessings and he doesn't pour them out so that we can use them on ourselves. Blessings are meant to be shared. Material wealth is given so that we can bless others as God has bless us. If you are in the grip of materialism, what do you do? The best way to break the stranglehold of money is to give it away. That's right. Just give it away. If your bicycle has been a snare to you, give it away. If your clothes have become an obsession, give all the new stuff away. If your home has become an idol, give it away. That's right. Just give it away. If you worry to much about your investments, start giving that money away to the Lord's work. Find some worthy cause and invest in it. Find a need and meet it. Find a hurt and heals it. Take your nickels and your dime and take your hundred-dollar bills and invest them for Christ and his kingdom. It doesn't need to be something big and flashy. And the world doesn't need to know what you've done. As you give to help others, you will help yourself and in the process the stranglehold of money will be broken in your heart. That's a win-win solution. Help others, help yourself. Bless other and you will be bless along the way.