How do you view the world?

I once visited a church where the people held up their tithes and offerings and yelled "Money, come unto me now!" I was amazed. It was as if God would only supply them with money, all their problems would be solved. God would give them the money and they would be able to get their houses, cars, and everything that was needed to be financially well off.

I honestly don't have a problem with people acquiring wealth, I just really think that they may have missed the point.

God's people are never called to view things from the perspective of the world, we're called to view things through the heart of God.

"...Now appoint for us a king to judge us like all the nations,' But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, "Give us a king to judge us." And Samuel prayed to the Lord. And the Lord said to Samuel, "Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them." 1 Sam 8:5-7

Here, there people saw what the "world" looked like, and they wanted be to like the world. As a result of not looking to God, the people had kings over them that led them away from God because they looked towards man instead of looking towards God.

However, in the fullness of time, God sent His son to be king over us. Born in a stable, coming as a servant instead of a warrior that bridged the gap between men and God.

So, I guess the question is, are we trying to work through the issues of our life based upon what we now and how we see others resolving their issues, or are we depending on God? Let us struggle to see God's plan and not measure our successes in the views of the world.