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That which you seek
Posted On 05/14/2008 07:33:59 by lovelife

you already have...

Have you ever felt like you wanted some kind of change so you searched externally to change things so that things would be better?

I was always wanting to get the hell out of Tally, this darn town, this darn house (although it is falling apart!)this neighborhood, this relationship ....whatever.   What shadows I wanted to run from had disappeared in the sunshine of sobriety.   I  became less and less discontent with the external, realizing that so much was coming from with in me.

This mornings devotional solidified for me this thought. I pray it helps you to my friends!

May 14

Choosing to Be Content

 

I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content.

Philippians 4:11 (NKJV)

 

In his book Money: A User's Manual, Bob Russell describes a farmer who once grew discontent with his farm. He griped about the lake on his property always needing to be stocked and managed....And those fat cows lumbered through his pasture. All the fencing and feeding--what a headache!...

He called a Realtor and made plans to list the farm. A few days later the agent phoned, wanting approval for the advertisement she intended to place in the local paper. She read the ad to the farmer. It described a lovely farm in an ideal location—quiet and peaceful, contoured with rolling hills, carpeted with soft meadows, nourished by a fresh lake, and blessed with well-bred livestock. The farmer said, "Read that ad to me again."

After hearing it a second time, he decided, "I've changed my mind. I'm not going to sell. I've been looking for a place like that all my life."

 

 

From: Cure for the Common Life

Copyright (W Publishing Group, 2005)
Max Lucado



Tags: Inspirational Devotional Bible



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From: Nia
05/15/2008 05:57:57

Thanks for sharing this- Nia

From: DennisS
05/14/2008 22:35:27

Hey JD -
     If I said that it would be sexist. No fair...
Dennis

From: jd
05/14/2008 20:10:30

so true.  i'm glad the farmer reallized what he had before it was gone.  like the new pic.  you're pretty darn good looking for a girl.  :)

From: DennisS
05/14/2008 19:06:36

     Yep - life really sucked in a lot of ways, pre-sobriety. Now I too realize that life didn't suck so much as my perception sucked. Nothing made me happy. Duh. Because I needed that excuse to drink. No excuse to drink, now - voila', hapiness. Wasn't instant, but sure is real now.
Good blog,
Dennis

From: aLEJ
05/14/2008 09:11:57


Thomas à Kempisin- The imitation of christ. delight yourself in the LORD, and he shall give you the desieres of your hart(Psalm 37:4)...If you desire true delight and to be abundanly comforted by Me, behold, your blessing come from holding all worldly things in contempt and cutting off all base pleasures- then abundant consolation will be given to you. But in the beginning you will not gain these consolations with out some sadness and laborious conflict. Old inbred habits will resist you, but they will be overcome completely by developing better habits. Your flesh will murmur against you, but it will be controlled by fervency of spirit.That old serpent will provoke and trouble you, but prayer will put him ti flight, and useful activities will prevent his having access to you"

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