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How many of you believe just a little more money would make life better?
Buy that whole Shein wish-list.
Get that new phone, game, computer parts, that meal out.
new clothes, buy a car, not worry about paying for that dream school, etc..
The title of this message is
HOW TO BE DISSATISFIED
We’ve got food, i mean there’s snacks downstairs even, we’re all dressed, we all made it here tonight, but if I’m being completely honest,
MOST OF US ARE NOT CONTENT
We believe if we had more we would be satisfied
so what do we need in order to be happy?
studies actually show that people want more and less of different things.
More time
Less homework
More followers
Less chores
More freedom
Less responsibility
So how much would you need to be happy?
A little more, and a little less.
So how do we stay dissatisfied?
1. FOCUS ON BEING UNGRATEFUL
Focus on being ungrateful, never talk to God about anything, and always look for the bad in every circumstance.
It doesn’t matter how GOOD something is, there’s still something bad about it.
NO! Rejoice, pray always, and give thanks.
There’s always GOOD in things, even when it doesn’t seem like it, look
An attitude of gratitude will always satisfy you
Even in trials there’s benefit, even in the bad things good can come out of it, no matter the circumstance there is joy to be found in it.
Rejoice!
2. COMPARE WHAT YOU HAVE TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE MORE
I’m sure we’ve all experienced the comparison trap but let me put it simply,
there’s no win in comparison.
When you compare what you have, you always lose.
You never see the whole of someone elses situation, they might look amazing on instagram or those snap chats where there always out with friends having a good time, but you’ll never know what their life is really like.
Parents gave nice things but were often absent story
My life might have looked awesome, I had a lot of cool stuff, and I enjoyed it, but even with siblings things could be a little bit lonely.
3. PURSUE TEMPORARY POSSESSIONS OVER ETERNAL TREASURES
There’s so much more to life than possessions, there’s so much more to life than just the things we have.
If we always just focus on stuff, we’ll never really be fulfilled because it doesn’t last forever, the only things that do are the things we can store up in heaven.
What treasure are you storing up?
Is it material?
Is it things that won’t last?
Is it all the things that you replace every 2 or 3 years?
Or is it eternal, is it friendships, relationships, a deep faith, a strong prayer life?
Is it temporary or eternal?
Find satisfaction in Him who made you, and only then find satisfaction in yourself as part of His creation.
Augustine of Hippo
4. DEVELOP AN ATTITUDE OF ENTITLEMENT
It’s easy to become entitled when we start focusing on what we think we deserve instead of what we actually do.
Let me remind you what the Bible says that we ALL deserve.
Ultimately, since we’re born into sin, live in sin, and die as sinners, we deserve death.
That’s the payment for who we are, that’s ultimately all that we deserve, we shouldn’t be entitled but thankful that our God is merciful and made a way for us to enter into perfection with Him.
It’s HIS gift that sets us free, it’s HIS gift that leads to eternal life, not anything we did, not anything we ever could do, it’s not something we deserve, it’s only because of Him.
Thank God for 3 things
HOW WE LIVE REVEALS WHAT WE BELIEVE
The world is always saying this
“What Christ offers is not as good as what this world offers.
-Drift from God (shiny things take our attention)
-Addictions: God offers peace, joy, and freedom
-Toxic Relationships (idolizing acceptance)
-Focus on Christ - Grateful!
-Gratitude turns what we have into enough
An Attitude of Gratitude will always satisfy you
Let’s pray
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