Just an issue I was thinking about earlier today. I am quite upset with the way money and wealth is looked upon in Christianity today. I do not mean this to be a blanket statement regarding this issue. I have encountered many Christians that have this focus upon making lots of money. The goal in choosing a career/vocation is what will make them the most money. The issue of joy in their career only seems to apply to how much money they will make. This to me is an infiltration of the consumerism that is ever present in our American society. I've heard too many people I know talk about how much money they'll make when they get out of school or how they'll be ballin. Granted nothing is wrong with making money. But to me the emphasis put on making money is what bothers me. I also see ridicule of those who want to pursue things that actually will provide for a fulfilling life. Even I have heard comments about my desires to do non-profit work. People have said "you know that non-profit workers don't make much money?" Well duuuuhhh...that's why its called non-profit. As if I was going into ministry or non-profit work for all the money I'll make. Pastor C once spoke on how beliefs from the secular world can sneek into the church. I believe this to be one of them. People don't even realize their emphasis on money. Or maybe they do and don't see it as a problem. Maybe I'm completely wrong. I don't I am but who knows. I just wish people would seek out their career based on something other than how much money they will make.