Retail Therapy...

Don’t allow despondency and depression cause you to fall into a funk and your only rebound is Retail Therapy.  When a grown woman gets mature enough, she realizes that there is no such thing as retail therapy but rather a coping mechanism for something else that is lacking in her life – it’s nothing more than a distraction from the bigger issue.  There is a cure for what ails us and it is the Word of God.  So, the next time you try to buy your way out of boredom or eat your way out of a heartbreak – try sitting down and talking it out with God – the best mental therapy anyone could ask for and he doesn't charge by the hour but rather gives back to you exponentially; because he knows best that it is better to give than to receive.  This world tells us to shop to feel better or pop a pill to take the edge off, or smoke one to relax; and there is nothing farther from the truth.  The crux is we are suffering from a lack of a loving relationship with Christ.  Am I saying to go around raggedy as a mango seed? Of course not, but let’s get our priorities in order and do some self-evaluating against the standards of what God has called us to do.  Clothes and trends change with every season and there will be a new-boo designer at this same time next year.  One thing that does not change nor can be swayed with the tides and that is God the Father.  When you feel yourself wavering on whether to purchase that new bag, sweater or boots ; if it is not a must have, then you must ask yourself why are you risking a late mortgage or utility payment to purchase something that doesn't benefit the life that you are pleading to God for.  Try walking out of the store or logging off the website and give it a day (unless it’s an awesome to the bossome sale – Hey I am only human), if it is still a must have then it might be for you.  If you find yourself enthralled over another item and you are one to the next one – then stop and think about what it is that you are doing and why?  This I have had to learn the hard way.  Most are telling you to shop til you drop.  My admonition is that you find out why Jesus told us to think not about what we are going to wear, what we are going to eat and where we will lay our heads.  God will show you great things when you trust him for provision.