My Besetting Sin
--> I have a besetting sin . It's lack of trust in the God who has faithfully provided for me and carried me through my life to this day. I am not in financial need. I am not in debt. I have a steady income. I have a savings buffer in the bank. And I worry about whether or not it is enough. It is plenty. But it seems the more money I have, the harder it is to trust it will be enough. I think about the rich young ruler and I understand how hard it must have seemed to him to sell all he had and give it to the poor. I doubt that I could have done it. This is a sin, for sure, because God has continually provided for my financial needs. My mother's diary from when I was first born contains these entries: "Well, Lord, we have no milk for Virginia's bottle in the morning. Will you provide for us?" And then, the next day, "Thank you Lord, for the bottle of milk I found at our door this morning!" ...