There are so many people suffering and yet I live a life full of material comfort and pleasurable pursuits such as vacationing and entertaining myself with food and diversion. How can I not be judged to be thoughtless and cruel for what I don't do with my time and money. Yes, I take care of those nearest me, but that also comforts me because they appreciate what I give them and do for them. So, this also feels like adding luxury to my life. How can I relate to those who continually suffer from living in this world in a place through no choice of their own that brings misery and suffering to them while I have all that I need and want. It hurts to think of what others go through but I feel that my suffering will come at a later time when the full realization of what I have not done to alleviate others suffering is made perfectly clear to me as well as the cost to others and to myself for my inaction in this regard.
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If you want to know something about God, you read the book that He gave for that purpose. You don't ask strangers to tell you about it. It is not reliable to let people tell you what the bible says. Many people will make up stuff because they don't know what it says, and many will make up stuff because they wish it would not say what it says. You just have to read it for yourself. Read a chapter of Proverbs every day. Proverbs has 31 chapters so you can keep your place by just looking at a calendar. There is no religion or nothing in Proverbs and you don't have to believe anything. Just read to find wisdom. When you are comfortable with that, then read the bible from Romans to 2 Thessalonians over and over until you start to remember what it says. That is the part that applies to Christians.
TIP: God does not judge anybody, no matter what the wackos tell you. Get your doctrines from the bible, not from random preachers.
Here is something to think about, the Bible says at, (Ecclesiastes 7:12) "For wisdom is a protection just as money is a protection, but the advantage of knowledge is this: Wisdom preserves the life of its owner".
It is not having money that is a problem but rather the love, desire greed for it that is.
(1 Timothy 6:10) "For the love of money is a root of all sorts of injurious things, and by reaching out for this love some have been led astray from the faith and have stabbed themselves all over with many pains".
(Ecclesiastes 10:19) "Bread is made for laughter, and wine makes life enjoyable; but money answers every need".
As you can see there is nothing wrong from the Bible's standpoint, with having money, or being able to enjoy life because of it.
This is what the Bible does tell us, it is important to do, learn more about God's word.
John: 17:3 "This means everlasting life, their coming to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ".
A careful examination of this website can help you with that. www.jw.org
I hope this was helpful