But don't be conceited or make others jealous by claiming to be better than they are..
- Galatians 5:26 (CEV)
In 1913 a comic strip was born called “Keeping up with the Joneses”, running until 1940 in the New York Times and other newspapers.
This comic strip as you have probably figured out from its title was about a family that was struggling to “keep up” with their neighbors in social circles.
Oddly, the “Joneses” were never actually depicted in the strip.
Wikipedia indicates that the idea of keeping up with the Joneses actually started several decades before the comic strip was published.
When you care about your standard of living more than you care about actually living it shows.
And when you brag about your standard of living to put yourself above others it doesn’t make you look better in their eyes, in fact many will pity you.
But let me ask this – would you rather have a lot of money, fancy homes and cars and no one to share it with or would you rather live modestly and have many friends and family to be with you during your best times and your worst?
#dailybreadbykitty
Definitely the latter. The more we live and the closer we are to Christ, the more we truly understand what's important here on earth. Great post, Kitty!
ReplyDeletethank you so much, Erika, that means a lot coming from you!
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