God Fills Us Up Inside
"But godliness with contentment is great gain." -- 1 Timothy 6:6
Do you live an "if only" kind of life? Do you fail to cherrish life today because you are always looking toward tomorrow to be a better day? Do you think you'd be happy and content "if only" something specific would happen? Join the crowd. Lots of people live life just as you do.
We are forever trying to fill that hole inside of us with things. "If only" I had a job with fewer hours and less stress. "If only" I earned more money. "If only" I had a larger house in a better neighborhood. "If only I had a new car. "If only" I could take a real vacation to somewhere fabulous. Yeah, we are filled with "if onlys."
Except none of those "if onlys" would ever make us happy. If we had a larger house, we'd still want something else. If we had a great job, something would still be wrong with it. And on and on. Because we're trying to get happiness and contentment from the outside rather than from the inside and that never works.
Money doesn't buy happiness. Neither does an awesome job, a new car or a great address. God and our relationship with Him are the only things that will ever truly satisfy us. Contentment comes when He fills us with His Holy Spirit. We learn to refocus our lives on God and away from ourselves. We learn what's important and it isn't the stuff that surrounds us.
Do you want to be happy? Do you want to feel peace no matter what happens in your life? Spend time with God. Read His Word daily. Pray without ceasing. And listen for His voice. Let His Spirit fill you with His Presence. You will know true joy when you seek contentment from your Creator and Savior.
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