29 million...Can you Imagine?

and I guess his name might help you.. His name is Sammuel Nicholaas Calvin Jukema.. and he's gorgeous, and I can't wait to go see him again.. Anyways.. These past few days I've been doing alot of thinking, and today was the clincher that made me want to blog about it..

The advertisment for the lottery is something like "29 million.. can you imagine?"
First of all, I'd like to know where the hell all this money comes from, when our govenrment cant afford to give people like teachers a raise, when they really deserve it.. And you know what bugs me about this ? not only the lottery, but radio stations who can give away things like 35,000 dollar prizes (in PLURAL) when there are people starving, not just in places like Africa, but right under our noses. People watch the news, shake thier heads, saying "oh my god, that's horrible," then they go back to thier dinners. (yes, I got that line from Hotel Rwanda, but it's true)
People are dying from things like AIDS, and we can afford to help them, but we dont. How is it that 2% of the worlds population hold 98% of it's wealth, while the other 98% only have about 2% of the money? How is it that people who have the power and the money to change the world, spend it all on pimping thier rides and on gigantic houses and allll on themselves? Listen, If I won the lottery, I'm not saying that I'd give it alll away to a worthy cause, of course, I'd make sure that my family was taken care of first, but then .. I would try and find a way to help people with the rest of it.. No.. I can't imagine 29 million dollars. I can't even Imagine 1 million dollars.. Think for a minute what even the smallest amount, one thousand, would do for a family in africa.. Think what even one hundred would do for a child in need.
our society is soooo selfish, it's unbelievable.. and yeah, Im including myself in this.. After all, It's me who keeps saying that one day I want to buy a denali.. Hey .. Do I need one of those? Could I use that money for something better? Could I make a difference with that money?
You know what I think? We have so that we can help those who have not..

I just wish that the rest of the world felt the same way.. You know what's crazy? This is how I feel before even seeing what I'm going to see in Mexico.. I wonder how I'm gonna feel when I get back.. I guess We'll have to wait and see..

God has blessed us in so many ways, but sometimes we can't see past the here and now and look at the big picture. You know what, life is crappy for me now.. alot of you know that.. But It could be a whole lot worse. When I thought that God had forgotten us, all I really had to do was just step back and admire his work.. I gotta learn to be thankful for what I have.. Cause believe it or not, I have a hell of alot...

God provides for us so that we can provide for others..