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I won't lie, it feels like bleak times in America these days. Most of us are more focused on what we don't have right now - jobs, investments, money - instead of what we do have. Yet, we keep surviving, right? In everything you read, in everything you hear, you would think that we're losing it all. But we're still here, and while we may not be "thriving," we are surviving. Which makes me ask the question: What do we really need to make it? Are we losing everything we NEED, or just everything we WANT. There is a big difference.

It is in times like this that I'm reminded of the simplicity of Jesus Christ. He came to the earth to accomplish one purpose: to provide for us what we NEED most. And the driving force behind is sacrifice is exactly what we need. Love. He came out of love. He died out of love. He arose out of love. He enables us to love. He enables us to be loved. Not to sound cliche, but love is really all we need.

Take a trip to any third world country, and I'm sure you will find that what people value most is relationships. Before material possessions and wealth, they value families and love. In their "lack" of "things" they have discovered that love is their ultimate need, and as long as they have that they survive.

I might lose my house, my car, my 401k, but I still have my family and my friends and my faith. Why look for anything else? Simplistic? Yes! But that is kind of the point. There are a lot of things Jesus could have said and done while on this earth, but he chose one thing: Love. And he teaches us to pursue that same, simple thing. Find love, and you will find all that you need.

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