Be Content!

Sunday's Devotion (8-3-03)

"And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it [is] the gift of God." Ecclesiastes 3:13 (KJV)

If you have a job, you should be very thankful. It is a gift of God, to have a job and to be able to enjoy earning a living and putting food on the table. It's very rewarding to be able to support your family and yourself. It makes you feel good about yourself and you feel useful. I don't feel too important sometimes, because I can't find a job. I've searched and searched for jobs in California, but can't find any. Even though, I don't have a job at the moment, we find a way to make it. We're actually doing pretty well. So, we still have a lot to be thankful for. However, there are others out there with no jobs and they're not making it. They have no financial help and they're either not making it or barely making it. Their children are starving and they feel horrible and helpless. So, if you have a job and food on the table, thank God, right now. You may even complain sometimes, because you can't have all the things you want, because you don't make enough. You shouldn't complain, because you have a roof over your head and food on the table. Be content, with what you have and give thanks always. Sometimes when we have family and all the essentials to get by on, we aren't happy. We aren't happy because we overlook what we do have. We have the Lord, we have family, friends, roofs over our heads and food on the table. If you've been being hard on yourself, because you can only afford the basics, now's the time to feel good about yourself. Feel good about yourself, for what you do have and be content. Also, if you want more you must trust the Lord, for it. You can't do it yourself, none of us can. It is the Lord, that blesses us. Not only do we need to trust Him, in our hearts, but we need to trust Him, outwardly too. We need to show the Lord, that we fully trust Him. To do this, we must take a step of faith. We need to give to people who are more needy, than us. I'm not going to ask you, to donate to this ministry. What I'm asking you, to do is to go find a charity or a needy person and give. Give to them as you would give to the Lord. Give to them and know the Lord, will provide for you! Also, don't forget to be content and thankful, for what you have. You need to show thanksgiving to the Lord, to show that you're thankful. When you're thankful, for what you have, I believe the Lord, will bless you!

Prayer: Dear Father, we come to you and ask you to forgive us of all our sins. We also, forgive those who've wronged us. We ask that you'd help us to be content and put praise and thanksgiving into our hearts. Put love for others in our hearts and thank you, for everything! In Jesus, name. A-men!

God bless!

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