I have been spoiled rotten by American culture, by my parents, by my boyfriend.
spoilverb /spoil/
spoiled, past participle; spoiled, past tense; spoiling, present participle; spoils, 3rd person singular present; spoilt, past participle; spoilt, past tenseDiminish or destroy the value or quality of
Being spoiled has destroyed the value and quality of my life.
I have 1000 TV channels and nothing to watch, I have a closet FULL of clothes and nothing to wear, a fridge full of food and nothing to eat, a house full of things and nothing to do. Nothing is ever good enough, nothing ever satisfies my incessant wants.
My parents, like so many other parents, wanted to give me a good life. A life that was easier and better than their own. They weren't as bad as many parents but I often got what I wanted and I never went without.
We have so much to be grateful for but we are so unhappy. We are a culture that has looked for material things to fill a spiritual void and it's not working.
The World Race challenges all of this. It takes us out of a spoiled culture and challenges us to live with a minimum amout of "stuff", to learn to rely on God, and to find happiness through him and not through things.
I am so excited to get rid of the stuff that holds me back, I am so ready to live out of a backpack, and to finally be satisfied on God's love alone.
