Being honest, I’m usually a pretty content guy when it comes to material items. The only reason why I think that I can say that is because God has blessed me with those things that I do have. I honestly can’t remember the last time I looked at a car or a phone or TV and thought man why do I have this sorry piece of junk phone/car/TV. Sure I admire other peoples stuff, saying oh that’s pretty cool and finding out more about it. But, I don’t think I’ve ever looked at something else and became upset and said why can’t I have something like that? I deserve a nicer car, or I deserve more than I have. Like I said earlier, I think that is because God has blessed me with so many things, including the parents to raise me to know that everything I have is a blessing from God, and that I do not "deserve" anything but death. Knowing my past, and my experiences, I shouldn’t even have been blessed with the things God has given me. Now obviously I wanted things growing up, and I definitely cried and complained about not having the Beyblades my friends had. But throughout the years, God has continued to work in my life to grow away from that. One thing I do struggle with, is being content with myself. There are talents and skills that I possess, yet, I constantly find myself looking at other people and wondering why can’t I do that? Or, why can’t I be like them? I know that I possess skills and talents that others do not, and I need to be content with what God has given me. I need to be content with what I have, and not talk about other people’s stuff in a covetous manner. What do I have? Jesus, as He did say, I will never leave you or forsake you meaning He will always be with us. God is enough, He is everything, so why would I even think of wanting someone’s objects.
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- LifeOfJay
- Hi, my name's Jonathan. I am serving Christ in Antigua, Guatemala in the Potter's Field Ignite program. I'm just someone trying my best to grow closer to Christ.
Monday, February 17, 2014
I.B.S. #17
Hebrews 11:5
"Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as you have: for He has said, I will never leave you or forsake you."
Being honest, I’m usually a pretty content guy when it comes to material items. The only reason why I think that I can say that is because God has blessed me with those things that I do have. I honestly can’t remember the last time I looked at a car or a phone or TV and thought man why do I have this sorry piece of junk phone/car/TV. Sure I admire other peoples stuff, saying oh that’s pretty cool and finding out more about it. But, I don’t think I’ve ever looked at something else and became upset and said why can’t I have something like that? I deserve a nicer car, or I deserve more than I have. Like I said earlier, I think that is because God has blessed me with so many things, including the parents to raise me to know that everything I have is a blessing from God, and that I do not "deserve" anything but death. Knowing my past, and my experiences, I shouldn’t even have been blessed with the things God has given me. Now obviously I wanted things growing up, and I definitely cried and complained about not having the Beyblades my friends had. But throughout the years, God has continued to work in my life to grow away from that. One thing I do struggle with, is being content with myself. There are talents and skills that I possess, yet, I constantly find myself looking at other people and wondering why can’t I do that? Or, why can’t I be like them? I know that I possess skills and talents that others do not, and I need to be content with what God has given me. I need to be content with what I have, and not talk about other people’s stuff in a covetous manner. What do I have? Jesus, as He did say, I will never leave you or forsake you meaning He will always be with us. God is enough, He is everything, so why would I even think of wanting someone’s objects.
Being honest, I’m usually a pretty content guy when it comes to material items. The only reason why I think that I can say that is because God has blessed me with those things that I do have. I honestly can’t remember the last time I looked at a car or a phone or TV and thought man why do I have this sorry piece of junk phone/car/TV. Sure I admire other peoples stuff, saying oh that’s pretty cool and finding out more about it. But, I don’t think I’ve ever looked at something else and became upset and said why can’t I have something like that? I deserve a nicer car, or I deserve more than I have. Like I said earlier, I think that is because God has blessed me with so many things, including the parents to raise me to know that everything I have is a blessing from God, and that I do not "deserve" anything but death. Knowing my past, and my experiences, I shouldn’t even have been blessed with the things God has given me. Now obviously I wanted things growing up, and I definitely cried and complained about not having the Beyblades my friends had. But throughout the years, God has continued to work in my life to grow away from that. One thing I do struggle with, is being content with myself. There are talents and skills that I possess, yet, I constantly find myself looking at other people and wondering why can’t I do that? Or, why can’t I be like them? I know that I possess skills and talents that others do not, and I need to be content with what God has given me. I need to be content with what I have, and not talk about other people’s stuff in a covetous manner. What do I have? Jesus, as He did say, I will never leave you or forsake you meaning He will always be with us. God is enough, He is everything, so why would I even think of wanting someone’s objects.
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