Lord's blessing does not include pain

* Luís Alberto Alves

In the quest for a better standard of living, many Christians
to suicidal working hours. There is no time left for the work
of the Lord, much less to pray, to have deep communion. Everything revolves around money. Get more and more cars, houses, clothes, jewelry, fame and power. They forget that "the blessing of the Lord brings wealth and does not include any pain," as the book of Proverbs, chapter 10, verse 22 stresses.

But the lack of wisdom contributes to many worship the god "job" in search of financial solutions. The Lord and the family stand in the background. Every effort is focused on work. Some more exalted say: "If I do not work, I want to see God pay my bills"! Idolatry for employment changes behavior.

Common sense is despised. Whoever enters the front runs the risk of being destroyed. The intrigues are the tools used, as well as the sensuality, when it comes to women. The revived cults in the church become yellowed pages and turned into the story of many Christians. To try to bargain with God, send tithing,
but refuses to go to the place because the work appears in the foreground.

The god "job" is seductive and knows how to offer good dishes, stuffed
of lentils. In the beginning, for lack of anointing, the servant can not
discern the ground where it treads. He does not know the popular saying: "No one gives anything for free". The basic ideology of any company is the ever-increasing profit. The high wages are for those who produce enough and help increase the entrance of money to the coffers of the boss.

In this cake there is a good participation in the profits and results, which in some cases exceeds the value of the salary, paid once a year; excellent medical insurance, extra money for meals with clients, payment of hotel stays, travel as a reward for the excellent performance in that period, car or fuel aid, payment of school to the children, until payment
of the rent, preferably in neighborhoods or closed condominiums,
exquisite quality.

There is no doubt that the Christian included in this package of benefits will leave the Lord in the background. It is a strong feeling that the company treats him well. It deserves great
return: "Work as an ass loader, if possible carry to service
home, ignore weekends, all aiming for more money in the checking account. " The oppression is so strong that one does not realize that one has been far from the Lord.

 Since the gods of this world have the power to blind and withdraw any chance of understanding. The important thing is to stay well in the company. There is no place for good Samaritans. The position is maintained at the expense of game of intrigue, delation and in some cases even of sabotage.
The material man takes the place of the spiritual man.

The position won must be maintained by fire and fire. The God "Job" knows how to tie knots. Often puts adultery in the way, as a means of keeping that person stuck to work. Preferably someone nearby in that department. It sows the will of that professional to be present in the company, increasing its
I strongly

 It's when you use the weekend to stay away from the family, and
clear from the work of God. It is not uncommon for marriage to come to an end when
an extramarital relationship arises at work. As the popular saying goes: "Combine hunger with the urge to eat". The complication appears when one of the two is fired. Because someone, in a not too distant period, will emerge and take the place of that employee.

Repeating the strategy from when that company became big. Another tool of God's "employment" is to hold the weak Christian in faith to vices. Countless professionals use the Friday nights to drink or even attend luxury brothels, watered with the money of their good wages.

Many choose decks, billiards or dominoes. The important thing is to scare away stress through this kind of fun, encouraged by the darkness. The return home happens at dawn, with the risk of suffering accidents, because alcohol and steering wheel do not combine.

The result is disasters, with severe after-effects and the back-up in the Social Security box or a grave. The family is destroyed,
because it will lose the good standard of living, causing another problem: disunity for lack of money. Everything is done with subtlety, making it impossible for the weak Christian in the faith to perceive that he is walking towards the slaughterhouse.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor