If you haven’t noticed, houses are getting bigger.
Less than 50 years ago, a regular house had 1500 square feet. Today it is 2500 square feet or more. That is with fewer people living in the house.
While you may not know of anyone named “Jones,” keeping up with them drives the size.
As one business school teacher noted:
To be clear, having more space does generally lead to people saying they’re more pleased with their home. The problem is that the satisfaction often doesn’t last if even bigger homes pop up nearby. If I bought a house to feel like I’m “the king of my neighborhood,” but a new king arises, it makes me feel very bad about my house. It is an unfulfilling cycle of one-upmanship.
It comes down to want, not need.
Such problems are not new but as old as mankind. Agur the wise man observed,
“The leech has two daughters. ‘Give! Give!’ they cry. “There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:” (Proverbs 30:15)
To the man who wants more and bigger, it is never enough. To the man who has God’s blessing, it is more than enough.
Are you blessed or obsessed? It may be time to look at the size of your house.
-Robert G. Taylor-
