Peace Taker #14- Being Discontent, Part 1 (TMF:700)

Friday, July 28, 2017
Peace to Live By: Peace Taker #14- Being Discontent, Part 1 (TMF:700) - Daniel Litton
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       Number fourteen: Refusing to be content with what you have. “And he [Jesus] said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions” (Luke 12:15, ESV). The promise that getting the next thing in our lives will fulfill us and finally make us happy is a lie. Don’t get me wrong—a lot of things we obtain give us the feeling of happiness—it’s just that we all know that the newness of things wears off. The thing that we so longed for and finally got, that thing that we thought we had to have, a month later is old and isn’t that important to our daily life usually. First, we need to realize that everything we have in a gift from God. When we realize that truth, we can appreciate the things that we have more. And this gives us peace. It isn’t wrong to want to obtain more, but just remember that obtaining more will not give you more peace. If anything, it will take away peace because the more we have, the more we have to be concerned about. There is great peace in simplicity, in having less.