Users and Sellers
Life outside of Christ is existance without purpose
What are you buying, what are you selling?
Many look at the world—and at humanity itself—and ask: How can I believe in God? Trust feels impossible. Everywhere we turn we see greed, selfishness, and self-interest. We chase comfort, wealth, love, meaning, peace—but satisfaction always slips away.
We are a restless people, and most of us fall into one of three patterns. Some chase power, fame, and money, striving to dominate and control. Others choose moderation, content with a quiet, comfortable life, indulging in small pleasures while avoiding the struggles of the world. And some simply survive—drifting through each day, clinging to comfort wherever they can.
Many of us fit more than one pattern, yet we are bound by the same thread: a restless hunger for a version of “greater” that serves ourselves, something we convince ourselves will make us whole. We are all searching—sometimes without knowing what we seek, or how to find it—and that longing drives us into selfish pursuits.
Using and Selling God
Even Christians are not immune. Some use God for personal gain—for wealth, influence, or convenience. For example, some have claimed this nation was founded on God, yet religion was often wielded as a tool of control, not a path to truth. Jesus never forced belief. He came to reveal a kingdom that stands in opposition to greed and corruption—a kingdom of freedom, grace, and life beyond selfish pursuit.
But even today, some enter ministry for profit, and some churches function more like businesses than communities of faith. Membership rolls and small groups, often presented as tools for accountability and fellowship, can sometimes become mechanisms of control—ways to tether people to an institution rather than allow the Spirit to freely unite hearts.
Then there are those who want only a “Santa Claus God”—a deity who guarantees heaven and makes life easier, all while demanding no change in how they live. This is belief as convenience, not surrender. This is the survivalist.
We are imperfect people, restless in our search for truth, love, and perfection—even if we rarely admit it. We long for truth, yet doubt it; we yearn for perfection, yet cannot believe in it; we crave unconditional love, yet cannot offer it. So we turn to one another, using and being used, hoping to quiet the emptiness inside. Almost everything we do is an attempt to fill that void—and it is here that greed and selfishness rise. In the end, we are all reaching, trading, striving—always trying to gain, to sell, to receive.
A mother receives a child—not to raise it as God’s gift, but to claim it as her own. Couples marry—not to glorify God and reflect His love, but to seek fulfillment only in each other. A man buys a car—not as a tool to serve God’s purposes, but as a symbol of his identity. This misplaced pursuit is why we are so easily swayed by media, why we bombard ourselves with constant messages to buy, to own, to consume. In the end, we trade not just in goods, but in ourselves—buyers and sellers in a restless market.
With so much falseness, greed, and corruption, it’s no wonder many ask: How can I believe in God?
But this is exactly why I do. The world looks exactly as God warned it would. Humanity is broken. Our hearts are restless, prideful, and stubborn—like children who refuse to listen. God told us that apart from Him, this is how we would live and treat one another.
It is not God who has strayed—it is we. We daily exercise the free choice He gave us, proving again and again our weakness. Yet in exposing our flaws, God reveals a deeper truth: Only He can be trusted. Only He can sustain perfection. Only He can build a kingdom that will not fall.
So do not look at humanity and despair. Look at it and believe. The world is broken—but God remains faithful. His kingdom stands eternal.
