Keeping Up With The Joneses Will Cost You 4 Things:

The phrase, “keeping up with the Joneses” simply refers to looking at one’s neighbor as the standard and benchmark for success in regards to accumulation of material goods and socioeconomic superiority.

When we fail to keep up with the Joneses is it a failure to succeed in culture and in life? How many of us ignore the blessings of God in our lives because we’re so caught up in what other’s enjoy? whether consciously, or subconsciously, we often think we need to match our neighbors in terms of toys, clothes,church  houses and cars.
But the affects of this type of thinking can be devastating.
Here’s a look at four devastating consequences:

1. Lack of Joy and Contentment.

2. Lack of Peace.

3. Debt, Foreclosures and Not Hitting Your Goals.

4. Destruction of Relationships.

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