Just read this headline:
"Americans prefer energy fix to cancer cure: poll"
The article goes on to detail the results of a survey of "nearly 700 people", suggesting that "Americans would prefer more money be invested in technology to solve the nation's energy ailments than to cure cancer or other diseases."*
If this isn't a sign of the times, I don't know what is.
Definitely a symptom of the "need" so pervasive in today's society wherein the immediate holds more sway in our decision making than the eventual.
The majority of the population today has grown up with an ever-increasing ability to have their desires met at a moment's notice. And I dare say that this mindset has infiltrated the church, making it difficult for those of us who sometimes find ourselves in the role of "counselor" to offer guidance that will be heeded. Most significant change that occurs in the life of a believer comes through perseverance over time and not in the form of a vending machine. But few are willing to stick with it.
Consider this: "...we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us." (Rom 5:3-5)
Thanks for listening.
*Reuters
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