The Dangers of Covetousness | The Well Podcast S3E11

In this episode of The Well Podcast, Pastor Phil and Les talk about idolatry, greed, and covetousness. Our idols lie dormant, but they can quickly resurrect themselves at any time. The way you battle idolatry is by intentionally pursuing the things God treasures. Don’t wait until you feel like treasuring it. Start pursuing it even when your heart doesn’t fully treasure it! Pursuing the things of God and the things of heaven is how you battle covetousness and greed and develop a heart for what God loves. Jesus taught that your spirituality cannot be measured by what you have materially. Your heart follows your treasure. Covetousness takes us away from living the abundant life. When you live a life that’s greedy, you are consumed by your idols. No matter how much you make, if you don’t deal with your greed, it will never feel like enough. You don’t battle covetousness by making more money, but by purposefully living generously. Jesus talked about money more than any other subject. He knew that for those people who don’t know the abundant life in Christ, money will be their god and their master. Until we change our mindset about money, we will never fully give our hearts to God as our master. You can’t be thankful without first being grateful. Contentment comes from godliness, which is pursuing God and valuing the things of God. Thankfulness comes from being content with what God gave us. When you understand God is the Author of your life and everything you have is because of His grace, your begin to live with the mindset of a steward of your lives and resources. Use the things God has given you for His glory and to bring eternal fruit. If you don’t do that, you squander what God gave you instead of stewarding what God gave you. We run an eternal race with an imperishable crown. If we run for the right things, we’ll get that imperishable crown one day. Connect with us on Social Media ↴ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/abundantlifels/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/abundantlifels Order Pastor Phil’s new book, Living Your Love Story ↴ https://livingproof.co/resources/living-your-love-story/ Learn more about the A-Life Discipleship Journey: https://alife.livingproof.co/ More information on our sermons: https://livingproof.co/sermons/ Do you want to see your life changed by Jesus? Visit our website: https://livingproof.co/ #AbundantLife #Sermon #Jesus #Obedience #Covetousness More information on our sermons: https://livingproof.co/sermons/ Website: https://livingproof.co/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abundantlifels Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abundantlifels/ Abundant Life exists to see lives changed by Jesus by being living proof of a loving God to a watching world.