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Enough

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How much is enough?

How much more is enough?

At what point do you have to get to in your life to be satisfied?  How much do you have to have to say – finally, I’ve got enough?

Listen to what Paul says today in 2 Timothy 6:

Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can’t take anything with us when we leave it. So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content.

Paul reminds us that contentment is with life is actually great wealth.  To be content with life, with where you are, with what’s happening in your life, that’s a great, great thing.

For, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we won’t be able to take anything with us when we leave the world. All the stuff that we value, that we seek after, that we are desire, that we strain over, all this stuff – it will fade away.

All of it.

None of it is eternal. It is all passing.

How much of this stuff that will fade, how much of it is enough.

We have all we need.  Life will not always be easy or fair.  But, in Jesus, we have it all.

Paul said, if you have enough food and clothing, let’s be content.

Today, for you, is it enough?

What are you seeking after?  Are you living for what really matters.

Believe it or not, you’ve got enough.  Are you content in it.

Today, may we realize we’ve got enough.  And may we live a life of contentment, focused on God.

Satisfied

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Holly accuses me of never being able to leave well enough alone.  She’s probably right.  I have something within that is always pushing to try new things or think of new ways to connect with folks.

I just know there is always something new and exciting that God has for us.  I know that there are better days ahead, better things to come.

And I’ve always wanted to do my part, to be faithful, to try to figure out what God is calling me and my churches too.

But, Holly says I’m just wired to not be able to leave well enough alone!

I was thinking about this today as I read from John’s Gospel where the feeding of the 5000 takes place.  In this passage there is a verse that really stood out to me this morning:

11 Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted. 12 When they were satisfied, he told his disciples, “Gather up the fragments left over, so that nothing may be lost.”

The 5000 came, Jesus took the fish and loaves of a child, blessed them, and passed them out, and the people ate just enough to where they weren’t hungry.

That’s not what the text says.  It says they were satisfied.

They had all they need. They were happy. They were content. They were satisfied.

They were satisfied in what Jesus provided in this text.

Today, are you?  Are you satisfied with life?  Are you satisfied with what the world is giving you?  Are you satisfied with what you are seeking?  Are you satisfied with choices you are making, the direction you are heading?

Are you satisfied?

That was Jesus’ desire for the people today.  Not just that they have the bare minimum to eat. That they be satisfied.  He wanted them to know that contentment in life.  That contentment that comes only from Him.

If we are living in His life, His love, His grace, His power, then may just have lunch of fish and bread, and we will be satisfied.

But, if we are not in Him, not living in Him, living in His grace and mercy, then we could have the finest steak supper.

And we will not be satisfied.

So, today, are you satisfied?

How is your life in Him?