I have a confession to make. I am obsessed by the show Hoarders. I don't enjoy watching it but am obsessed all the same. I can't seem to stop myself. I watch this show and see these poor people struggle through all manner of obsessive hoarding. Some hoard food, some hoard parents' belongings. Some hoard a toy, like trains that they loved as a child. It fascinates me that there is always a trigger to these events. A divorce, loss of a loved one, or economic hardship can all be triggers for these people. It just makes you want to stop and pray for them. Extreme Couponing is another show that fascinates me. What must these people be lacking or insecure about to cause them to have 100 boxes of cereal stashed in their cabinet? Now I also confess, couponing is not foreign in this house. We love a good BOGO with coupons that yields that box of Cocoa Crispies for $.70. I just don't think I feel the need to gather 100 boxes. It seems as though these people are searching, gathering possessions to fill a void. The hoarders will say so themselves. But what is that void?
Society as a whole is trying to fill the same void with "things". On a recent trip to Books-a-Million I stood in front of the shelf that said "Top 10 Bestsellers" on a sign above it. Six of the 10 books were religious in nature. Heaven is for Real. Crazy Love. The 5 Love Languages. Apparently readers are searching for "something" too. Our children are searching for "something". Drugs and alcohol are becoming a threat earlier and earlier because children and teens are trying to fill the void. We as Christian parents have the key to filling this void in our children. We need to ask ourselves though, are we passing the key on to our children? Are we reading the Bible to them? Are we teaching them self control? Are we praying for them daily? I, for one, could do a better job. Reality has set in. I don't want my children searching to fill a void that can only be filled by God. Do you?
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