Everything in life is a trade-off. I have a little Scion X-B that gets great gas mileage. But the Scion can’t tow my trailer like my eight-cylinder pickup truck can. But while the truck can tow the trailer better, the gas mileage is much worse than the Scion. A trade-off. I stretched out aluminum foil (Reynold’s Wrap) on my grill and grilled green beans for lunch the other day. They were delicious and very healthful … but I wasn’t quite as satisfied like I am after gravy and biscuits. But my cholesterol is much lower eating green beans. Another trade-off. And life is a trade-off too. Jesus said in Matthew 6:24, “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” This is the ultimate trade-off: God or the world. You can spend your life serving God, or you can spend your life serving self and the world system (mammon). And as you claw your way up the corporate ladder, how do the little people feel as you step over them to reach your goals? Think about it: when you come to the end of your life, which will have satisfied you? God or money?
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