Definitely a "Venting" Post

Ok. So I'm reading Joel Osteen's Your Best Life Now. Please forgive me for that. Some of you may really be into Joel's book, but I just can't do it. For those of you who may be unfamiliar with Mr. Osteen and his YBLN phenomenon, it basically says that God wants to pour out His favor on you all the time. Now, I will not dispute that. I believe also that God wants to bless us in immensely. However, I also believe that God knows what is best for me.

I wanted to give Mr. Osteen the benefit of the doubt about all this. Thinking that at some point in the first 6 chapters or so, he would mention that above everything else we should seek first God's kingdom. But I have yet to read that. Maybe later in the book he really gets into this critical aspect. But if it hasn't been mentioned in the first several chapters, I highly doubt he will do it later. I have watched Joel on television late at night sometimes. His sermons are biblical, but very repetitive.

Maybe it's me. I just can't buy into a "prosperity gospel". I know that God wants to bless us. But my pleasure, my happiness, is not the most crucial thing in the world. Mr. Osteen seems to trivialize it to getting a prime parking at a park. I don't think that God favors us in those ways. I don't know. Just venting. I'm reading it for our Wednesday morning small group which consists of a lot of business and financial people. So you can see where they very much get this. However, I feel tremendously blessed by God even though we struggled to find a house that barely fits into our budget. I don't think it benefits people, especially Christians, to expect preferential treatment in every aspect of life. Life is hard....GET USED TO IT. You won't get everything you want....GET USED TO IT.

Again, maybe it's me. That's just how I'm feeling about all of this right now. Hope you all are having a good day. At least I hope you were until I completely unloaded on you. HA!!

Later.