Superficial

I want to be real with you right now about a matter that’s keeping people on a Superficial level in their lives. I know that we’re in a time where it seems as if everybody has their “stuff” together. However, if you’re not completely “there” yet, please don’t pretend to be, for your own good.

You can’t get the help you need or walk in the freedom you desire when you are only trying to look prosperous instead of doing what it takes to actually be prosperous. This not only applies to prosperity but to every area of your life: mentally, physically, socially and spiritually.

Today, I had someone come up to me and ask what was my favorite food. I told him; he laughed. He asked if I’d had lunch. I said yes. Then he asked what were my plans for dinner. I said that I didn’t know yet. He then pulled out a $10 bill and a couple of singles and placed them on the counter. He told me to go get the greasy item that I had named. I corrected him and said the item is Greek, not greasy. He then goes back in his wallet and pulled out a $20 bill and begins to put it on the counter. I told him “thanks but I’m good”. He immediately starts turning around to walk off, while asking “are you sure?” My response, “yes, I’m sure.”

See, if he had been in a position to actually give that $20 bill in the beginning, I believe he would have and should have done so when he first asked what was my favorite food. Where did he think I was going to get a dinner meal for $20, even though he initially only offered $10 and a couple of singles at first? He wanted to appear generous. However, him walking away when I turned down the $20 suggests to me that he only wanted to look prosperous and as if he was doing a good deed by paying for my food because other people where around.

I know you may be thinking, I would have just taken the $20 and bought something. I would have, if given the chance. But like I said, he was already turning away and putting the money back in his wallet. Not trying to brag on myself, but I’ve been a generous giver for a while now. No matter how much people turn down my offer, when I’ve purposed in my heart to be a blessing to someone, I already know how much I can afford to bless them with and immediately giving up when they say no is not an option.