A Halloween Review

7 Billion Dollars

That is how much money is estimated to be spent by Americans for Halloween THIS year. 

That is how much money was spent THIS year with huge unemployment numbers in this country.

That is how much money was spent THIS year with tons of people in personal bankruptcy, in foreclosure, etc.

Now I’m never going to be the person to tell you how to spend your money.  I don’t know your personal budget after all.  Yet I find it hard to believe that the cities, schools, and churches are cutting budgets all over the place in this economy, and yet everyone will have candy, decorations, etc. this year.  Does anyone else see a problem with this?

If we’re really going to live the way God wants us to live our lives, we need to be smart with our money.  We need to prioritize with our money better than this!  We’re putting ourselves before God, and then we wonder why we’re not blessed. 

I know that normally I try to put a pretty little bow on these blogs, but this week I just can’t do it.  We need to be smarter with our money, and this Halloween is just another example of where the priorities of the majority of Americans really are.   We may be keeping America’s economy alive with all the spending, but God’s economy is left behind. If we truly want to live the life that God has for us, maybe we need to examine our finances and see who we’re really serving.