Interviews have been done with people who had everything in life that a person could want. Fame,money,homes,cars,vacations to elite spots all over the world. Every material possession they could want. When asked the question were they truly happy most answered no. What they thought would give them satisfaction only made them yearning for more to be always unsatisfied. The old saying that money can not buy happiness is true.
If we want to be truly satisfied we need to look no further than the Lord. There is no material possession,no relationship that is more important to me than Jesus. It is only He who truly satisfies my soul. I find it very satisfying to be the salt and light in our world.I do enjoy people (being the people person that I am) and I do get some satisfaction from people but nothing satisfies me more than when I satisfy Him!
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Do you live in a world of want?? How many times a day do you hear yourself say, "I want..." or, "I'm going to get....."?? Perhaps you haven't really paid attention to yourself and how many times your conversation goes to "things" and upgrading to this, or purchasing that. This all leads to an empty existence. It's no use trying to "keep up with Jones's" or keeping track of the latest gizmo and gadget. Those "things" won"t satisfy you soul!
ReplyDeleteThe truth of the matter is, "things" usually are gathered in abundance, and this leads to clutter. Clutter actually complicates your life! It takes more time to find things when there are too many things to look through or around in order to find the one thing you are looking for! It can cost you more money to manage things -- either by purchasing things that you have but can't find, by misplacing important bills that become late and gain fees because you can't find the bill to pay it on time, or by buying more clutter management items (baskets, bins, files....!). Clutter often times frustrates people because you are spending so much time moving it from one spot to another, and/or hiding it when you are expecting company, and/or attempting to organize it. You desire to sit down and relax, but you are surrounded by reminders that scream "CLEAN!" You want to work on a puzzle, but you have to spend 15 minutes clearing off a space to work on your puzzle. There is no satisfaction in any of that!
It is our responsibility to follow after Christ, to become Christ-like. A disciple accepts and assists in spreading the doctrines of another, according to Meriam-Webster. Christ was not concerning with building up an earthly kingdom of treasures. In fact, Matthew 6:19-24 says, "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. "The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! "No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money."
Is it time for you to downsize your worldly goods to make room for a heavenly mentality? Where is your heart? Where are your treasures? NJ