How often do you find yourself dissatisfied with your life? Do you get depressed or frustrated that you don’t have very much to show for where you are in life? It’s easy to fall into the trap the enemy sets for us. He deceives us with desires like wanting a bigger house, faster car, more money or any other object that gets our attention. It’s important to remember that if we spend a lot of time thinking about or pursuing these things then we are making them our idols. I think you would agree that’s dangerous ground to be on. Especially when God’s word says we are not to have idols. (Read the 10 commandments & Leviticus 19:1-4).
As I’ve gotten older and in a closer walk with my Lord I’ve come to realize I was going down the path of idolatry. I just had to have a corvette. I just needed a huge TV so I could watch sports. And of course my current house wasn’t fitting the bill. As I’ve studied scripture, attended bible studies and church, the Lord has helped me recognize the error of my thinking and desires.
Some would argue that just having Jesus is not enough. Really? When you have Jesus then all else shrinks in comparison. You lose that hunger for what the world considers to be important. Your focus of love and attention is now showered on Jesus, our Lord and savior. You will find yourself constantly seeking the Lord so as to have an intimate relationship with Him. This intimacy is crucial to our walk with the Lord as it shows itself in a loving, kind and compassionate way to those around us.
Anything and everything comes from God. All that you have right now comes from God. He is the owner of the cattle on 1,000 hills. In other words, what you have belongs to God because He made it and gave it to you. He can just as easily take it away if it becomes more important to you than He is.
In the end your contentment and peace in life should rest on the living God who provides everything we will ever need to be happy in this life. Turn away from your “have to’s” and “I wants” and go for those apples of gold that are in Jesus Christ our Lord. When you do that you will have the peace that passes all understanding. Guaranteed.
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