Wrong Focus

We believe what we want to believe. Reality has nothing to do with it. If we decide to believe something we do, otherwise we do not. Christians and people who claim to be often say "grace" before they eat. They are thankful that God has provided the food they are about to consume. In reality he had nothing to do with it. The fact appears to be if we do not have money to buy food we don't eat.

 

The term "food insecurity" means living with hunger or fear of starvation. Groups claiming to know report: more than 14 percent of households in the United States are "food insecure" relating to 17 Million Americans going to bed hungry each night. For one in six Americans, hunger is real. Often, these are hard-working adults, children and retirees who simply cannot make ends meet and are forced to go without food for several meals, or even days.

 

Can you imagine having a life-threatening problem and having a friend who can help but does not? As Christians thank God for food they are ignoring the question why God is blessing them while he does not provide the same for many Americans. They are ignoring their responsibility. They are failing to, as Jesus said, "do for the least." According to the story in Matthew, this is an eternal error on the part of these "grace saying" followers of Christ. In the story those failing to help the "least" were thrown into Hell.

 

Recently I read an article where the author asked that while many families in the United States are food insecure and additionally the United States is beginning to face water shortages why do we celebrate farmers growing giant pumpkins that as the growers confess are "not very tasty" and "often inedible" and "rarely found on supermarket shelves."

 

Americans, Christians or not are focused on the wrong things. Imagine how many "food insecure" people could be fed if the water, fertilizer and space were used to grow food instead of those 1,500+ pounds imitation food.