Are you content?
The Spirit of God alone is more than enough to keep us full and satisfied; then why do we always want more. For some it's more material belongings that we desire. Do you have a closet full of clothes with nothing to wear? Do you own a car, but it's too small, too old, wrong color? Did you know that if you own one car you are in the top 3-5% of the richest people in the world! Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. - Colossians 3:2
For others it's more spiritual gifts. We want to be holier, sometimes even coveting our neighbors spiritual gifts, but we were each made with our own individual purposes. Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts from one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body-whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many. - 1 Corinthians 12:12-14 You have your place! You're unique, special, in Christ! Some of us are city girls, country girls, grew up in wholesome families, while others struggled with one nasty sin after the other. Whatever your past, wherever you are today in Christ, take comfort that the God of the universe, the God of all things has called you His! He loves you and longs to walk with you all the days of your life. You don't have to be perfect, or have "things". All you have to have is an open heart for His love to be poured into. You don't have to acquire any single little thing to be "more" valuable in His sight. You already are a gem!
As we grow in Him, He guides us, and directs all of our beautiful steps toward a holy life. Let us be obedient to His voice and long to please Him. Open up His Word and drink your fill of it day and night. Like newborn babies, crave spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow in your salvation. - 1 Peter 2:2 All of your earthly desires, hang ups, and discontentment will dissipate. The God of your life will be exalted in and through you and you will never be dissatisfied, chasing after the wind again! I pray that out of His glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in you inner being. - Ephesians 3:16
Let us teach our precious children to be satisfied with what we have in GOD. Not only by voicing instruction to them, but by being conscious what comes out of our hearts through our mouths about what WE have or do not have.
All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness. - 2 Timothy 3:16
In Love and Kindness.....
Be Content.......
Thank you for a beautiful post. I really like the layout/look of your blog, too. (It is a bit hard on my eyes to read the script body text, though it is pretty.) But I will follow! ("Hopped" over via Homemaker By Choice.)
ReplyDeleteThis was a wonderful reminder of what we have in Christ! I love the part about consciously training our children to be content. Thank you for sharing!! God Bless
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~ I hopped over from Raising Mighty Arrows!
Thank you Carrie!! =)
ReplyDeleteThank you Shannon!! =)
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