Saturday we hit the thriving metropolis of Saskatoon.
Miraculously we were there just as one of our congregation headed into surgery, and back a few hours later just as the surgeon explained the results of the surgery. That one has to see the credit go to God — our timing could never have been that coordinated.
For the rest of the day we did shopping — for items our town does not have, or for the same items for cheaper. We racked up a few hundred dollars.
In the case of shopping we try to stay away from credit. Over the years we have had mortgages, borrowed from relatives and used credit cards. Overall, though, we still try to keep credit where credit is due.
Which means a simple life is not a bad thing. In today’s Men of Integrity devotional Patrick Morley talks about a boat he wanted to buy — a specialty boat. He was ready to buy the boat but . . .
I concluded that I shouldn’t buy something just because I can, that denying myself the boat would be a good lesson in self-restraint and personal discipline.
I love the scripture attached to this meditation – “If your wealth increases, don’t make it the center of your life” (Psalm 62:10).