but you know that horizon keeps moving and it is kind of a funny thing that you think yourself and I really like this watch until we went to the mall yesterday I missed this was a great watch. It's nice to have a better job than the one used to have, etc. You know what we got part of the world working to get the whole world you're working own, acquire, have get bigger, better, more and then as soon as I get that there's got to be just a little bit more and when we do them will be content, but we kinda know from our personal experience that that doesn't work shirts nice to have nice stuff. One group has the taken that contentment will be found by conquering achieving acquiring until satisfied. Philosophically people over the ages have tried to solve this contentment issuing into drastic ways. Oh Lord, how did you bring that last one you know the horizon keeps moving and so being human nature what it is. You could ever work out this marriage and the rest for another thing, if you give me a child. If I ever get married got an arrest for another thing three years later all God. Pretty soon I want two cars and you know it goes on and on and on and on the horizon always keeps moving. I mean, there's a time in your life would you say you know if I ever get a car any kind of car a beat up junker, just a car that I be happy you get that car you want one that really runs and then you get that car and then pretty soon you will one that it runs and looks nice and you get that car. A problem with contentment is that the horizon is always moving.
I believe the more powerfully God is good to speak to you because in human terms. It's good, I want you to think back to what is it you believe would really help you be content in the clear that you can get on that. Contentment is happy enough with what one has or is not desiring something more different than what you're satisfied when your content is not just your happy with what you have you're happy with your you what you would want to be 3 inches taller 7 inches shorter Pinot content you would say it's enough. Philippians chapter 4 Webster if you're wondering exactly what contentment is. Chip continues a series I choose peace you hang onto peace even as our world falls apart before we jump into this message I want to remind you that if you list any part of the series can catch up or the chipping remap peers chip with this message in difficult circumstances. The question is how that's today welcome to this Edition of Living on the Edge with shipping Living on the Edges of international discipleship ministries featuring the Bible teacher but I'm sure many of you realize last year is not an easy idea to hold onto as our society spins out of control working. I need to be content in the midst of adverse, challenging and uncertain circumstances, the Bible would say yes.
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