Imagine how many images we see each day designed to stimulate our passion for prosperity.

Whether it's our cell phone or the TV, we're barraged with tantalizing images that fuel our personal ambition. Well, today, on

Insight for Living, Chuck Swindall presents a bold message for three kinds of people. First, those who

are not rich. Second, those who want to become rich. And third, those who are indeed rich. Do we

have your attention? Let's see what the Bible says about this

ever-present desire. Chuck titled his message, Strengthening Your Grip on Money.

Believe it or not, the average person is exposed to hundreds of advertisements a day.

Such bombardments really can do a number on us.

Some of the results are obvious.

Think about them.

They stimulate our curiosity.

They urge us to buy goods and or services, they make us aware of what is available,

they announce new products, and of course they shape our tastes, our habits, and even our customs.

But there is a subliminal message that detonates deep down inside our heads, silently yet forcefully.

Like shrapnel, thoughts are embedded in the brain, conveying a damaging message if we're not careful.

And what is that message, you might ask?

In a word, it is dissatisfaction.

Advertisement creates, if we let it, a restless drive for more or better or bigger or prettier

or more expensive.

Hundreds of times a day it chips away at the dam that supports one of the last

reservoirs of inner peace known to mankind.

Contentment.

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