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13.10.10
Use it up; wear it out; make it do or do without! - L Reid
"Use it up; wear it out; make it do or do without!" - L Reid
This was a popular motto during the Great Depression, but as times got better many people left behind this way of living. People over the years have become consumerist. Many think if they want something and have the money to get it or the credit available they deserve it. Their homes are crowded with clutter that they may not even use, much less realize what is there. We are bombarded with ads on television, the internet, and in the paper. We feel guilty because we don't spend enough time with our children, so we buy them things. We have a bad day so we go to the mall and buy ourselves something. We need to get away from this frame of mind and remember all that we have the Lord has blessed us with. Leave the television off, get rid of the newspaper subscription, and use an add blocker on your internet browser if you are tempted by all the ads and commercials you see daily. Spend time with the Lord and your family when you've had a bad day.
Times are tough right now and many fear we will sink into another Great Depression. How can we get back to the days when it was more important to appreciate and wisely use what God blessed us with? You can search the internet and see how other households are putting this motto into effect in their homes then try those ideas out in your own home. I know I get excited when I search the web and see families canning the bounty from their gardens, making their own jellies and jams, taking old pieces of furniture and making something new, or sewing their own clothes. The list goes on and on. It is helpful to see what others are doing, because it can inspire us, but it can also overwhelm us and leave us feeling guilty. We may like the idea of canning, so we start a garden and look forward to a plentiful harvest. We don't end up with the time to care for the garden and it becomes overgrown with weeds; we may feel downtrodden by the fact that we didn't get to can like others did. Like anything in our lives we first need to pray for God's guidance. Only He knows what tomorrow holds and what we are truly capable of doing. Maybe this is not the year for you to grow a garden, but a friend from church offers to show you how she takes scraps and makes beautiful skirts for her daughters. God wants us to take care of our families and wisely use our blessings; He will surely guide us as to how we are to "Use it up; wear it out; make it do or do without!"
This was a popular motto during the Great Depression, but as times got better many people left behind this way of living. People over the years have become consumerist. Many think if they want something and have the money to get it or the credit available they deserve it. Their homes are crowded with clutter that they may not even use, much less realize what is there. We are bombarded with ads on television, the internet, and in the paper. We feel guilty because we don't spend enough time with our children, so we buy them things. We have a bad day so we go to the mall and buy ourselves something. We need to get away from this frame of mind and remember all that we have the Lord has blessed us with. Leave the television off, get rid of the newspaper subscription, and use an add blocker on your internet browser if you are tempted by all the ads and commercials you see daily. Spend time with the Lord and your family when you've had a bad day.
Times are tough right now and many fear we will sink into another Great Depression. How can we get back to the days when it was more important to appreciate and wisely use what God blessed us with? You can search the internet and see how other households are putting this motto into effect in their homes then try those ideas out in your own home. I know I get excited when I search the web and see families canning the bounty from their gardens, making their own jellies and jams, taking old pieces of furniture and making something new, or sewing their own clothes. The list goes on and on. It is helpful to see what others are doing, because it can inspire us, but it can also overwhelm us and leave us feeling guilty. We may like the idea of canning, so we start a garden and look forward to a plentiful harvest. We don't end up with the time to care for the garden and it becomes overgrown with weeds; we may feel downtrodden by the fact that we didn't get to can like others did. Like anything in our lives we first need to pray for God's guidance. Only He knows what tomorrow holds and what we are truly capable of doing. Maybe this is not the year for you to grow a garden, but a friend from church offers to show you how she takes scraps and makes beautiful skirts for her daughters. God wants us to take care of our families and wisely use our blessings; He will surely guide us as to how we are to "Use it up; wear it out; make it do or do without!"
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