Capital Idea

What if, whenever we were given anything (even things we "earn"), before anything else happened, we meditated on the sufficiency of Christ. Would that affect the things we did afterward? Surely, if we took the time to consider our real need and not the avarice of our hearts, we would end up truly seeking the best interest of others before even asking what we need. Instead, we (and I am including myself) decide what I'll take and consume prior to even considering other uses for the stuff (I'm speaking of both money and "things of value" in general).

What I'm really saying is, why do we consider what we will give and not ask instead what we will keep. If we looked at our lives and really considered our consumption, we would be forced to consider the "rightness" or "wrongness" of our choices. Instead, we talk about what we give in order to comfort our conscience and pat ourselves on the back.