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Joel Stein wrote an excellent article in Time Magazine Publishers RIVER MEDIA
titled Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation (May 20, Address: P/Bag X9027 • East London
2013), in which he profiles the millennial generation. The 5200 • South Africa +27(0)43 711 4800
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sult and also concludes that this is a world-wide incidence
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are more similar to one another than to older generations TWITTER
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In essence, the problem with a millennial attitude is that it is completely anti- No staff member, direct family or an advertiser
God. God is always giving, while a millennial attitude is always wanting. It is the and their direct family may participate in any of
difference of two people coming with hands outstretched, the one with palms MyFaith Magazine’s competitions or giveaways.
up asking for something to be placed in them, while the other comes with
something in their hands to give away. The problem with having palm-faced-up The views expressed in articles, letters, and
hands is the motivation that it is their ‘right’ to ask for something they never had pictures are the responsibility of the respective
any intention of obtaining by effort. Entitlement, by its definition, encourages lazi-
ness. If one is constantly expecting a free handout (and then receiving it in most authors and are not necessarily those of
cases), it will cultivate a leech-culture - only taking and never giving anything MyFaith Magazine - the acceptance of
back in return. That is why Solomon writes, “The leech has two daughters, crying,
Give! Give!” [Proverbs 30:15a AMP]. Leeching is nothing more than greed. advertisements does not indicate
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Greed, describes a selfish attitude, and selfishness is the antithesis to a Godly
nature. Perhaps it is for this reason God included greed in the Ten Command-
ments He gave to the Israelites in the desert. Greed is a monster that is insatiable,
and also an animal that grows in appetite the longer it is allowed to stay alive. It
is something that will cause you to throw all caution to the wind in your endeav-
ours simply for the sake of feeding it. It is therefore said that “a greedy person is
in a hurry to get rich, but he is ignorant of the loss that is about to overtake him”
[Proverbs 28:22 VOICE]. Selfishness has the tendency to consume a person, and
in the process of total absorption destroy all relationships and create an emo-
tionally desolate place. Ultimately a selfish person will end up alone and truly
lost to himself and the rest of humanity.

It is clear to see that a selfish attitude (greed) simply has no place in faithful
stewardship of God’s resources; and, without faithful stewardship there simply
cannot be any blessing - neither spiritual nor material

benefits whatsoever. So, will you join me in living a life dedicated to God and His
principles, and forsake the satisfying of ‘self’?