How Poor are You?

Now's the time to take a journey to realize your spiritual condition.

One day a very wealthy man decided to take his son on a trip to the country. He wanted to show him how the other side lived - how the poor people lived. So they spent an entire day and a night at a meager farm of a very poor family.

When they got back from their trip the father asked his son,

"Did you learn anything from our trip?"

"What do you mean Dad?"

"Did you really see how poor people can be?" the father asked.

"Absolutely!" the son replied.

"And what did you find out?", the father asked.

The son answered, "Well, I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have three. We have a pool that stretches around our deck; they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lamps in our garden, but they have the stars. Our patio reaches all the way to the front yard but they have the whole horizon."

The little boy finished by saying, "Now I understand just how poor we are!"

This story is a reminder of a valuable spiritual principle found in Philippians 2 (verse 3).

"(3) Don't be selfish; don't try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. (4) Don't look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. (NLT)".

Now's the time to take a journey to realize your spiritual condition. So, take that trip and appreciate others and the blessings that God has given you.