Satisfaction!!!

Today's scripture:

Whoever loves money will never have enough money; whoever loves wealth will not be satisfied with it.

Ecclesiastes 5:10

Remember how cool your mobile phone was when you first got it? How long did it take before your decided that it wasn't cool enough and wanted to replace it with a newer model? It doesn't take long for mobile phones, gadgets, computers or clothes or cars to seem so five-minutes-ago. It's on to the newer model, or you're going to be left behind. That's the way it goes with material things. They're never good enough. Not for long, anyway. If you get the thing you think you want, you find that what you've really done is simply graduated to a desire for something a little newer, different, nicer, and for sure more expensive.

God is the fulfillment of all your desires. And he gives himself freely to you. The more you have of God, the more you want of him: in that regard, the desire for God is like other desires. The difference is that as your desire for God grows, he gladly gives you more of himself. When was the last time a new laptop or GPS gave itself freely to you? Objects are simply that ~ objects. Nothing more than just things.

When people chase after money, they are really searching for contentment. Contentment doesn't come from having more stuff, however. It comes from enjoying what you have already.

Contentment is a decision to be happy with what God has provided.

It comes from being thankful for the good things in your life. The more you appreciate what you already have, the less time you will spend trying to get more.

Selah people' and friends try starting a list of things you are thankful for. Each day write down two or three things you are grateful for. Include at least one thing money can't buy. My next birthday I will be 40 years old and when I was in high school 30 seemed to me to be an old man with old ways. I now see with clearer more experienced eyes that God has happiness for us at all ages and each age gives us many reasons to be thankful that don't involve all our gadgets but more about those around us and His unfailing love and endless grace that He shares with us.

"Peace, happiness and true satisfaction be with you as you choose today to count your many blessings and share Christ Love with someone else today."

Your pastor,

Rev Muston (PreacherPatrick)