Satisfied

This is often a place which alludes many people. That is, reaching a place where they are satisfied. Reaching a place of contentment. Reaching a place where a person is okay with where they are. We live in a culture that is always striving for more, as if it is chasing the wind. We are bombarded with images on the T.V. and billboards that always advertise things we don't have and society says we need to have.

Proverbs 6:9 says, (nlt) "Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don't have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless; it is like chasing the wind."

"Enjoy what you do have" is wonderful advice. Take the time to smell the roses. Take the time and realize your garden is green and enjoy what God has given to you; for, He has blessed you tremendously. Notice the next little piece of advice, "rather than desiring what you don't have." It sounds like wasted time doesn't it, but how many of us have wasted the precious time we do have "desiring what we don't have." Time is short! Jesus is coming again for His bride or our lives here are short lived, so enjoy what God has given to you today. Stop pining about what you don't have and start enjoying what you do have.

Reach that place in Him, Jesus, where you can be satisfied with your lot in life. Pursue Him with all of your heart and He will fill you with a satisfied life. My prayer today is, "Lord, help me to stop, smell the roses and enjoy the blessings you have given to me and my family."

This is today,

Pastor Gary