Peace Taker #14- Being Discontent, Part 2 (TMF:701)

Monday, July 31, 2017
Peace to Live By: Peace Taker #14- Being Discontent, Part 2 (TMF:701) - Daniel Litton
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       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. King Solomon has taught us, “Though a man lives a thousand years twice over but doesn’t find contentment—well, what’s the use?” (Ecclesiastes 6:6, TLB). Being content with what we have—taking a look at it and appreciating it more—will give us more peace. Advice I have for you is when you are about to buy something new, consider how you will use it and whether, in reality, you really believe that you need it. Think about where the item will be a couple weeks after you buy it, and what that will be like. When I do this, I find that at least half of what I was about to buy, what I thought I needed, I really didn’t need. And this saves me money, and gives me more peace because I am spending less of what I make.