do we have what it takes?

Since I have been reading in the book, The Hole in The Gospel.
I have been thinking more and more about the life styles of the regular average Americans.
How we live compared to those others in poor countries.
Many of us may be barly making ends meet or just making it from pay check to pay check.
And we wonder how could we possible give to poor in another country.

Well that may very well be true, because of the life style that we are trying to live, and all the many things we "have to have", and what we call "needs''.
But most of us live way beyond basic needs don't you think?

Here i have put together a list of things that if we can afford, then we surly can afford to give to the needy in the poor countries i think. ( my opinion only though)


If you have enough money for:

• dinner out a couple times a month or even only once a month
DVD and commputer game rentals


• cable television
• netflix


• a vacation
• birthday or Christmas gifts


• manicures
• pedicures


• brand new clothes instead of second hand ones


• getting your hair done


• jewelry


• your kids to be in sports


• bringing your family to the Rodeo or Fair


• your kids music lessons
  
• dance and krate lessons


• gambling addictions


• a smoking habit


• all those yummy already prepared store bought foods we could live with out


• gas to run the roads for this activity or that one



If we have money for those things, then surly we have money to give to the needy and poor, to support orphanages, sponsor a child, and so on.




Sure it takes sacrificing of our wants and pleasures a bit, but we are talking about starving and hurting people here. Children with out moms and dads who need good clean orphanages to love and care for them. Orphanages that need you and me to keep them going. But ultimately they need adoption though. There is a HUGE NEED for this in worn torn Liberia.

SO i am thinking do we have what it takes?


Well just something to think about. Somthing that has been on my mind.

In Him, Mae