Heidie and I enjoyed taking walks on the boardwalk at Ocean City Maryland when we were on vacation. It was nice just walking along especially in the evenings when the sun was going down and the temperatures were cooling off for the night. We watched people as we spent time on the boardwalk. One evening we stopped for some ice cream and sat down to enjoy it. While we ate our ice cream, we had a seagull stop in front of us hoping for something to drop. I took some of my cone and broke it off and threw it to the seagull. He ate it rather quickly and waited to see if I was going to give him some more. It didn't take long for more seagulls to show up. The one that was there first started to try to drive the others away and was so busy doing it he missed out on more cone! He was possessive of what he had. Finally I ate the last of my cone and the seagulls finally started leaving. The last one left as we got up to go and headed back to the hotel.
When we got back to the room, we talked about the birds and how they acted. I started to think that there are so many people I know who act the same as that seagull. They are out to grab whatever they can get and get mad if anyone else tries to get something they wanted. There is a simple name for that affliction. It is called "greed"! I once read an interview with John Rockefeller and he was asked how much was enough. His response was "Just one more dollar". Simply put it just says nothing is ever enough! There are folks that are just out to get what they can and will do what they have to in order to get it. God has called us to be content with what we have. And what is that we have? Everything we have comes from God and He gives us everything we need. We have to make sure we do not get caught up in pursuing what the world offers us but keep our eyes and our desires on Christ. The riches of this world cannot compare to what God has for us in our eternal home with Him. Don't give up your eternal riches which will last for worldly riches that will pass away. Remember that what you have here stays here! You came into the world with nothing and you leave it the same way!
Seagulls are scavengers looking for whatever they can get. They will accept anything thrown their way. Just remember that as a believer you are a son or daughter of the King and you can have the best!
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