I was talking with someone the other day who had read a great quote in a book. He said it was the root of every temptation that mankind has ever had. It is the first thought that Satan uses to worm into our minds. Are you ready? Here is is. YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH. That's it. My friend told me that several weeks ago and I have been thinking about it ever since. I think it is true. It was the original temptation in the Garden of Eden. It must have been a hard sell. Adam had everything. He had a great job, a beautiful wife, he ate the best organic everything, drank pure spring water, he had it all. And Satan still came and convinced him it was not enough. He needed the one thing God had forbidden. So, what is it in your life? When you look at all God has given you. You have been born into the 20th century. You could have been born in the middle ages in some hut in the middle of Uzbekistan. You ate something this morning you probably wanted to eat. You have freedom and choice and luxuries 99% of the people throughout history could only dream of. And yet, you feel somewhere in your soul, you don't have enough. Root that thought out and throw it as far from you as you possibly can. I think the only way to root it out is through gratitude. Be thankful. It is part of human nature to miss the majority. I stub my toe and I think of nothing but the bad luck of stubbing my toe. I do not immediately think of all the other parts of my body that don't hurt. I do not thank God I haven't stubbed my toe yet today. So, today be thankful. Let it fill your heart. Do not believe the lie that you do not have enough. You have Jesus and he is more than enough for today and every day from now until you sit with Adam and both of you realize you always had enough.
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I (we) have learned the hard way that the accumulation of "stuff" because you think you don't have enough or the "right" stuff or someone has better "stuff" than you do is the path that Satan takes you down for continual discontent. And when you finally wake up to it...you have all this stuff that you don't know what to do with and don't want. And then you have to spend more time getting rid of it all and that just isn't as much fun. And it is a burden. And it weighs on your mind. And when you have too much stuff you can't spend time being thankful for the things that the Lord has provided that you REALLY needed because all that other "stuff" is in the way.
I am done with the rant now...I think.
Take your "enough" and in thanksgiving of your "enough" give away to others of your "enough" teach this to your children and be content. People are more important than stuff invest in them.
Jesus is always enough.
hi joe,enough stuff is a tuff pill to swallow.we are taught to get stuff in life to get anywhere we want to be statis wise.that is proving to be very false.i have found jesus and what he "provides" for us to be more than enough.i have just begun this wonderful journey and it is overwhelming.it is enough.
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