Tag: contentment

Contentment

“I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.” Philippians 4:11 NIV “If you do not have what you want, learn to want what you have.” My thoughts today are about “contentment.” Contentment is not easy to come by in a world where people always want something more, something else, […]

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When Is More Enough?

“Because you have been trustworthy.” Luke 19:17 NIV “Contentment is learning the distinction between plenty and more.” My thoughts today ask, “when is more enough?” The problem is not usually about what people have; the problem is the insatiable appetite to have more. There is a faulty belief that if […]

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Having It Now

“Don’t be greedy for the . . things of this life.” Colossians 3:5 NKJV “You are not what you have; you are so much more than that.” My thoughts today are about “having it now.” My grandfather always and only drove Oldsmobiles, a General Motors product. A few years ago, […]

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Something Else

“Be satisfied with what you have.” Hebrews 13:5 “If you are not content with what you have, more of the same will not make you so.” My thoughts today are about “something else.” A person often thinks that something else will make then more content – to have something else, to […]

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Owners and Managers

“The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.” Psalm 24:1 NIV “Life is at its best when you choose to live generously.” My thoughts today are about “owners and managers.” Sometime as I walk through the halls of our Preschools, I pause to watch young children at play. I […]

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