In our world today, we no longer hold control over the way our mind is developed. At a young age, society began to formulate a way to influence our beliefs. The same beliefs that are suppose to be reserved to ourselves have been inevitable intervened with through the things we see on screens and our daily routines. As time has passed, we haven't been told that being different is okay. We haven't been told that being imperfect is okay. We no longer develop our own beliefs but have been limited through what society says is acceptable and unacceptable. We have been bruised and beaten by the members of this society who've taken their own perspectives and forced them on us by saying "You have to be perfect to be happy" or "buying this project will help you live life better which will make you happy." They also say "be successful because success brings material things which will ultimately make you happy." We don't run off our own individuality. We run off what we think we are suppose to be. I will claim that worldly desires distort our perspective and that God is the only thing that can fill the void in our hearts and make us feel content. In the document "Poverty and Joy" it addresses a universal idea that Christians have all discussed at one point in their lives which is how poverty could bring about contentment and lead to joy in our lives.
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The article, written by William J. Short, tells the story of two important figures in Christian history: Saint Francis and Clare of Assisi. Francis began living his life in a way no other Christians imagined living. He willingly sacrificed all his belongings to live in poverty, not because he believed belongings were the root of all evil but because he knew he could still find happiness in poverty. Clare of Assisi found Francis' way of life moving and decided to also dedicate her life to poverty. "Clare and her community preached the gospel by their living example of poverty and peaceful unity," (Short, 23) wrote Short while describing the type of life she lived. An example that helps capture the idea that God is more powerful than any tangible thing on earth is a celebrity committing suicide. This example is good because it shows how material goods are often mistaken to be something that's fulfilling. When you watch an actress on television you may think to yourself that she has everything she could ever want, however, the truth is that she may have a lot of things but none of it can fill the void in her heart that God can. What millions of people around the globe are forgetting is that material things aren't bad but aren't the center of our lives. People sometimes get offended at the thought that they have to leave their belongings behind when they go to heaven but what they don't understand is that God is so powerful that we have absolutely no idea of how heaven may be. Another point that shows the hold earthly things have on us is an addict who has a mindset of "one more time and I'll be fulfilled". This point explains that no single person can ever help themselves through anything. They may think they will be able to but they won't because eventually things fade. The feeling someone gets from getting drunk or high will go away but the feelings derived from the Holy Spirit will never go away because it is with us forever. In an article published on May 12, 2011, titled Nine Reasons Why People Use Drugs and Alcohol, it discusses nine scenarios in which people have began using and getting hooked on drugs and alcohol. Out of all the reasons presented in the article, none of the reasons were positive. Each reason had to do with physical or emotional pain that the abuser was trying to escape from leading the into a drug or alcohol addiction, said to suppress their emotions. one final point is a content monk who has sold all of his possessions. Just as Francis chose a life of poverty, so did those who have dedicated their life to the Franciscan way. At the March for life my
The article, written by William J. Short, tells the story of two important figures in Christian history: Saint Francis and Clare of Assisi. Francis began living his life in a way no other Christians imagined living. He willingly sacrificed all his belongings to live in poverty, not because he believed belongings were the root of all evil but because he knew he could still find happiness in poverty. Clare of Assisi found Francis' way of life moving and decided to also dedicate her life to poverty. "Clare and her community preached the gospel by their living example of poverty and peaceful unity," (Short, 23) wrote Short while describing the type of life she lived. An example that helps capture the idea that God is more powerful than any tangible thing on earth is a celebrity committing suicide. This example is good because it shows how material goods are often mistaken to be something that's fulfilling. When you watch an actress on television you may think to yourself that she has everything she could ever want, however, the truth is that she may have a lot of things but none of it can fill the void in her heart that God can. What millions of people around the globe are forgetting is that material things aren't bad but aren't the center of our lives. People sometimes get offended at the thought that they have to leave their belongings behind when they go to heaven but what they don't understand is that God is so powerful that we have absolutely no idea of how heaven may be. Another point that shows the hold earthly things have on us is an addict who has a mindset of "one more time and I'll be fulfilled". This point explains that no single person can ever help themselves through anything. They may think they will be able to but they won't because eventually things fade. The feeling someone gets from getting drunk or high will go away but the feelings derived from the Holy Spirit will never go away because it is with us forever. In an article published on May 12, 2011, titled Nine Reasons Why People Use Drugs and Alcohol, it discusses nine scenarios in which people have began using and getting hooked on drugs and alcohol. Out of all the reasons presented in the article, none of the reasons were positive. Each reason had to do with physical or emotional pain that the abuser was trying to escape from leading the into a drug or alcohol addiction, said to suppress their emotions. one final point is a content monk who has sold all of his possessions. Just as Francis chose a life of poverty, so did those who have dedicated their life to the Franciscan way. At the March for life my