But in America we convince not only ourselves but our children that you have to live at a certain standard to truly live. And that's where children, and some of us did this too, think that when they start out on their own, they need to start at a level living that Dad and Mom were living at, and they will use credit to get there. And when we or our children can't achieve that standard of living that we think we need, we do the same thing as those people did in the wilderness, we complain and get angry and throw fits and think if only we could have this item or that item, if only we could make more money, if only my wife would, if only my husband would, if only I would win the lottery, I would be happy. And we pass that on to our kids, money is the road to happiness. Money is the road to security.
Money is the road to success.
You know that is the very thing God warned against in the beginning of the 10 commandments, the sin of Idolatry. Whether it's through spoiling our kids with a lot of material goods or through modeling a constant malcontent complaining attitude about our financial situation. Well, to start with realize that when we recognize sin, be it financial or otherwise, the law of God, the Bible tells us, is there to lead us to Christ. One of the first things that all of us need to do this morning is to come to Jesus and confess our financial sins not only for ourselves but for the benefit of our children. When Jesus died on the cross, He died to set us free from the bondage or slavery of Sin, including financial sin.