I have an American Dream...

Here recently I've become more concerned with my finances. Honestly this is something I should have been keeping up with for years but it is easy to think, "I make plenty of money. No need to keep tabs on it. I'll be fine." HA HA riiiiiight. That's until you find that you have $Ø in your checking account. And I don't mean the band Underoath, I mean zero dollars.


I have started listening to Dave Ramsey on the radio when I get to work, as he's on in the late afternoon. One thing that I noticed right away is how rude and cocky he is aside from his sickening syrupy sweet "Christianity". He is like the Dr. Phil of money. They both might have good things to say, but being demeaning and arrogant is no way to communicate your wisdom. (Just a little heads up for those of you who were thinking about taking that path.)


Over and over Dave tells listeners to "Live like no one else". This is tied to his worldview which is shaped by money, of which he's bound to have millions. I have to agree with him that we shouldn't live in debt. That we should know where our money is spent. And it is wise to save. But his worldview doesn't stop there. To me it seems that he encourages his listeners to make a crap ton of money and use it wisely, because it will solve their problems, and make them happy. He is an ardent supporter of the American Dream which is inherently selfish. Sure he's "giving away" money and books this Christmas, but those things aren't coming out of his pocket, and it is great marketing.

"When does the American Dream become everyone else's nightmare?"

-Me

I don't mean to slander the guy, but want to remind you that having money or not having money shouldn't be the root of your joy. It shouldn't be why you live. It shouldn't be what regulates your service to others.


"Somewhere along the way we had missed what is radical about our faith and replaced it with what is comfortable. We were settling for a Christianity that revolves around catering to ourselves when the central message of Christianity is actually about abandoning ourselves."
-From the book RADICAL by David Platt


Let's live like no one else because:
THEY WILL KNOW WE ARE CHRISTIANS BY OUR LOVE...