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Jason is the founder of Ignite Student Ministries, a dynamic ministry igniting youth, young adults and university students to passionately pursue Christ and transform society in high schools, work places and universities around the world.

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The God of More

Jason VanaJason Vana

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We live in a world where more is considered more.

More money.
More toys.
More popularity.
A bigger house.
Fancier car.
Better paycheck.
More status.
More influence.
More followers, likes, and retweets.
A better body.
Better grades.

More, more, more, more, more.

There is an innate craving in all of us for more.

Somewhere along the line, we bought into the lie that having more makes us happier or better or will make us feel more fulfilled.

If we just made more money, had a nicer house, got better grades, had a better body, finally found a girlfriend or boyfriend, got married, had a kid (or a second or third kid), had more friends, THEN our lives would be better.

We crave more.

But this constant desire and striving after more is literally killing us.

As of January 2015, the majority of people in America, including those who are homeless, are richer than 68% of the rest of the world.

We have the stuff. The better homes, fancier cars, better access to food and medication. We have the iPads and iPhones and whatever Android sells (cause seriously, I don’t even know. Apple is that great). Even our teenagers have smart phones.

We have more.

And yet, in 2013, 70% of the American population was on some form of anti-depressant because they weren’t happy with their lives.

We have more, but we still aren’t happy.

Jesus knew this innate desire for more would destroy us. It’s why He said in Matthew 6:24

No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

God versus money. Or, a better translation, God versus Mammon.

Mammon translated from a Greek word meaning wealth, riches, prosperity, or money. But it also stood for anything in which you put your trust.

Jesus said you can’t serve both – you will either serve God or you will serve your craving for more.

Anything you trust more than God to bring happiness or fulfillment will eventually leave you empty. Tweet this

It’s how the god of More works. He lures you in with lies that the next best thing will finally make you happy, fulfilled, and secure.

But it never does.

You reach that next level, finally get your next best thing – and feel just as empty as before.

Because more can’t fulfill you.
Only God can.

It’s why only a few sentences later, Jesus says:

So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Seek God first, and everything you need will be given to you.
It’s a fatal blow to the god of More.

How have you found yourself believing the lie that more will make you happy? Leave a comment below.

(Background photo image: David Goehring CC)

Jason is the founder of Ignite Student Ministries, a dynamic ministry igniting youth, young adults and university students to passionately pursue Christ and transform society in high schools, work places and universities around the world.