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我以前不认为自己贪心，直到我重新读到这段经文。耶稣告诫我们要谨慎自守，免去各样的贪心。我通常认为的贪心是指那种非常富有的人还想要得到更多。但是耶稣在这里所说的不是这种贪心。

在这段经文的上下文中，一个人正与他的兄弟为了家业争论不休。这个家庭可以说是家道丰富，但耶稣看到这个人仍然担心自己是否真的会获得足够的家业。他的贪心不是为了奢侈享乐，而是为了获得安全感。噢，我竟然不知道还有这种贪心！然而我们很多人都有这种贪心。我们想再多要一点，这样我们就不必忧虑了。

耶稣指出，我们要远离出于忧虑的贪心。只要我们的目标是照神的旨意而活，使自己的目标与神对我们的旨意相一致（寻求祂的国度），只要还不到我们继承天国产业的时候，神就会赐给我们每天为祂而活所需的一切。除此之外还想要更多是一种贪心的表现。而这会分散我们的注意力，使我们无法完全活出我们受造应有的喜乐、平安的生命。因此，让我们悔改，学会放下我们出于担忧的贪心。

I didn’t think I was greedy until I read this passage again. Jesus warns us to watch out for all kinds of greed. The kind of greed I usually thought about had to do with very wealthy people wanting more. But Jesus doesn’t focus on that kind of greed here.

In the context of this passage, a man is arguing with his brother over their inheritance. The family has enough to hand down, but Jesus sees that this man is still worried if he will truly have enough. He is greedy not for luxury but for security. Ouch! I didn’t even know that kind of greed existed. But many of us have it. We want a little bit more so that we don’t have to worry.

Jesus points us away from greed based on worry. So long as we aim to live God’s way, aligning ourselves with God’s purpose for us in this world (seeking his kingdom), and so long as it is not yet time for our heavenly inheritance, God will give us what we need to live for him each day. Wanting more than that is a type of greed. And that will distract us from fully living the life of joy and peace we are created for. So let’s repent and learn to let go of our worry-based greed.