The Dow Sinks... Who Cares?

I don't watch the news. I can't. It's full of depressing stories. The most news I get is from listening to co-workers talk about the Dow crashing.... the price of gas barrels.... etc. I ask questions every now and then to get some clarification when I happen to tune into what they're chatting about. But other than that, I'm out of it.

Today, I decided to join in on the fun. I went to CNN.com to see what all the madness was about. Reading that stuff was like an instant attack to my sanity. I can see why folks are freaking out.

This was a quick conversation that we had about the stock market:

me: "I thought they fixed it."

co-worker: "They thought they did too."

me: "What happened to all that money they gave?"

co-worker: "They lost that too."

me: **hysterical laughter**

co-worker: "It's not funny."

me: "Yes, it is."

co-worker: "No it's not. If it gets too bad, it's going to affect jobs."

Now, don't get me wrong. I know that thousands of people losing their jobs, not being able to pay bills, and struggling to feed their families isn't a laughing matter. What's funny to me is that they are so dependent on this thing. They are fixated with watching the market. Every 10 minutes I hear, "it dropped down to 789!" and then "oh, its back up to 780!"

See, I don't depend on the stock market. I don't depend on the Dow. I don't depend on what Congress says. I don't worry about any of that. I depend on a God who is bigger than any of that. He is alpha and omega. He is the beginning and the end. I have faith in Him. I know that no matter what happens and no matter how bleak things may look to my natural eyes, He is in control. He has me. It's called faith. However, if you're not a Christian, if you have no relationship with Him, that is a hard pill to swallow.