Have you ever ran into some extra money, enough that you could theoretically give some away to someone in need? Ok, I know that in this tough economy, it is not common to have alot of extra money, but lets say that you do.
So one morning you are passing someone on the street corner who needs a couople of bucks for a place to stay that night. She goes to your church every Sunday with her child, who is also with her there in the cold, and they just need enough for one night.
On the other hand, there was this cool computer at Walmart that you really want. It has been just sitting there for months and you have dreamed of having it for the longest. Its a 62 inch HD plasma for the exact same amount of money that it would take to help that family out.
My point is, it takes breaking the boundaries of personal comfort and selfishness to be able to hold off on that television in which you did not really need, especially then, and help out this family that desperately need it for one night. It has to be extremely difficult at first until you imagine yourself in that family's shoes. But it takes building to that point to be there. It takes breaking all of these other boundaries everyday to overcome the one of selfishness, the motive of all sin.
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