Hello Everyone,
“Give thanks in all circumstances, for this
is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
With all that God has blessed us with sometimes WE ENJOY IT SO MUCH.
I Tim. 6:17 “Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.”
Sometimes we work so very hard to have fun in this life. ARE WE HAVING FUN YET? We say this some times on vacation when waiting in lines.
We will do almost anything to have fun, so to speak, then complain and can’t get out of bed to go to work or go to church!
Someone said, “We worship our work, work at our play and play at our worship.”
With all that God has blessed us with sometimes WE ENJOY IT SO MUCH.
I Tim. 6:17 “Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.”
Sometimes we work so very hard to have fun in this life. ARE WE HAVING FUN YET? We say this some times on vacation when waiting in lines.
We will do almost anything to have fun, so to speak, then complain and can’t get out of bed to go to work or go to church!
Someone said, “We worship our work, work at our play and play at our worship.”
II Tim. 3:1 “But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days.”
II Tim. 3:4-5 “…lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them.”
God richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment and we often enjoy it too much!
It’s all right to enjoy the blessings of God but not to the point where this is our main focus! WE ARE NOT TO FOCUS ON THE GIFTS BUT RATHER THE GIVER OF THE GIFTS!
James 1:17 “Every good and perfect gift is from above…”
If it’s good, it’s from God. BUT LET’S NOT FORGET GOD!
I’ve heard it said that moderation is the key. I think this is true when it comes to enjoying the pleasures of this life. Too much can be too much. Too much of a good thing can destroy a person.
We have it so good and we enjoy it so much! Too much! It seems like we go “whole hog” when it comes to some things in life: eating, playing, pleasure, trips, collecting, etc.
Buffets are not where we just eat, but rather where we gorge ourselves. Our focus is on the food. Our focus is not on giving thanks for what we have but on how much we can get!
It seems like we are never content, never satisfied with what we already have. WE ALWAYS WANT MORE.
The
lust for more material things and more pleasure dominates and controls
our lives to the point where God is put on the sidelines or pushed completely
out of the picture of our lives.
I Tim. 6:10 “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.”
SOME HAVE WANDERED FROM THE FAITH. When we lust for more and more of the things of this world, the things of God go out the window. Our faith is diluted or drained and done for.
Its okay to enjoy the blessings of God but not to the point where they become the main focus of our lives and God is shoved to the sidelines or forgotten.
I Tim. 6:10 “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.”
SOME HAVE WANDERED FROM THE FAITH. When we lust for more and more of the things of this world, the things of God go out the window. Our faith is diluted or drained and done for.
Its okay to enjoy the blessings of God but not to the point where they become the main focus of our lives and God is shoved to the sidelines or forgotten.
Be
careful not to enjoy the blessings of God so much that we forget the One who
has blessed us.
Greater
Things Are Still To Come!
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