ARE YOU HAPPY? IF SO, HOW DID YOU GET TO THAT STATE?
WHAT DID IT TAKE TO SATISFY YOU TO THE LEVEL OF
CONTENTMENT AND JOY THAT YOU CURRENTLY OWN?
NOT HAPPY? WHY NOT? WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET YOU
OUT OF YOUR DOLDRUMS AND INTO AN ATTITUDE OF
PLEASANTNESS?
THE BIBLE SAYS THAT "GODLINESS WITH CONTENTMENT
IS GREAT GAIN."
AGAIN, "......LEARN.....TO BE CONTENT."
WHAT EVENT(S), WHAT FRIENDSHIPS, WHAT POSSESSIONS
WOULD YOU NEED TO PUT A SMILE IN YOUR HEART AND
ON YOUR FACE, CONTINUALLY?
IS THERE SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE LACKING?
ARE YOU IN POOR HEALTH?
DO YOU NOT HAVE "ENOUGH" MONEY?
ARE YOU FRIENDLESS AND ALONE?
DO OTHERS OFTEN DISAPPOINT YOU?
WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO MAKE YOU HAPPY?
HOW MANY PAIRS OF SHOES DO YOU HAVE?
HOW MANY PAIRS OF PANTS ARE IN YOUR CLOSET?
HOW MANY COLORS OF TOPS ARE IN YOUR BUREAU?
HOW BIG IS YOUR LIBRARY?
DO YOU NEED MORE TIES? (careful, now)
IS THE WEATHER SUITING YOU? DOES IT EVER?
HOW MANY PAIRS OF SOCKS DO YOU OWN?
HOW MANY BELTS? WHY?
ARE THESE THE THINGS THAT MAKE YOU "HAPPY"?
COULD YOU DO WITH LESS AND STILL BE "HAPPY"?
HOW MUCH LESS?
WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO MAKE YOU HAPPY?
CHANCES ARE GOOD THAT PEOPLE IN MOST OF THE
OTHER NATIONS OF THE WORLD HAVE A LOT LESS
THAN YOU HAVE! CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT? WHAT
IF YOU LIVED THERE AND HAD ONLY ONE PAIR OF
SHOES (or none) TO WEAR, ONLY ONE TUNIC OR
BERKA, A PIECE OF ROPE TO HOLD YOU PANTS ON,
NO ACCESS TO A RITE-AID TO PURCHASE HAIR
PRODUCTS OR MAKEUP, ETC. WHAT IF YOUR
WATER SUPPLY WAS "SUSPECT", BUT IT WAS THE
ONLY ONE YOU HAD?
GETTING MY DRIFT? WE ARE SOOOO BLESSED!
IN LIGHT OF THE TIMES WE ARE LIVING IN, IT
BEHOOVES US TO TAKE INVENTORY OF THOSE
"THINGS" THAT WE THINK WE NEED, MANY OF
WHICH WE COULD EASILY DO WITHOUT, AND
CURTAIL EXPENSES, REDUCE OUR WARDROBES,
LIVE MORE SIMPLY, AND EVEN THINK ABOUT
PREPARING FOR A POSSIBLE "MELTDOWN" OF
OUR WAY OF LIFE!?!
THE FUNERAL DIRECTOR CAN ONLY USE ONE PAIR
OF SHOES, ONE SUIT OR DRESS, ETC.
YOU CAN'T TAKE THE REST TO HEAVEN - YOU'LL
GET A NEW WARDROBE THERE, ANYWAY!
AND THE REST OF YOUR "STUFF" WON'T GAIN YOU
ANY "POINTS" UP THERE!
CAN YOU BE HAPPY WITH LESS? ARE YOU BEING
A GOOD STEWARD OF GOD'S BLESSINGS AND
ENABLINGS? REMEMBER WHEN JESUS SENT
HIS DISCIPLES OUT WITH ONLY THE COAT ON
THEIR BACKS AND A SINGLE PAIR OF SANDALS?
COULD YOU BE JESUS' DISCIPLE? ARE YOU? AM I?
WHOA, THAT'S HITTING CLOSE TO HOME.
I BELIEVE THAT GOD'S MESSAGE TO HIS PEOPLE
IS TO LIVE MORE FRUGALLY, MORE SIMPLY, MORE
HOLY AND LESS-ATTACHED LIVES. THINK ABOUT
IT. PRAY ABOUT IT.
WHAT WOULD JESUS HAVE YOU CHANGE AND
STILL MAKE YOU HAPPY, OR EVEN HAPPIER? CAN
YOU LIVE THE "JESUS-LIFE" WITH A LOT LESS THAN
YOU CURRENTLY POSSESS? "THINGS" TAKE SO
MUCH CARE AND CONSUME SO MUCH OF OUR
TIME AND THOUGHTS, THAT WE NEED TO COMMIT
OURSELVES AND OUR POSSESIONS TO OUR SAVIOUR!!
GOD BLESS YOU - I'M PRAYING FOR YOU (AND MYSELF).
WHAT DID IT TAKE TO SATISFY YOU TO THE LEVEL OF
CONTENTMENT AND JOY THAT YOU CURRENTLY OWN?
NOT HAPPY? WHY NOT? WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET YOU
OUT OF YOUR DOLDRUMS AND INTO AN ATTITUDE OF
PLEASANTNESS?
THE BIBLE SAYS THAT "GODLINESS WITH CONTENTMENT
IS GREAT GAIN."
AGAIN, "......LEARN.....TO BE CONTENT."
WHAT EVENT(S), WHAT FRIENDSHIPS, WHAT POSSESSIONS
WOULD YOU NEED TO PUT A SMILE IN YOUR HEART AND
ON YOUR FACE, CONTINUALLY?
IS THERE SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE LACKING?
ARE YOU IN POOR HEALTH?
DO YOU NOT HAVE "ENOUGH" MONEY?
ARE YOU FRIENDLESS AND ALONE?
DO OTHERS OFTEN DISAPPOINT YOU?
WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO MAKE YOU HAPPY?
HOW MANY PAIRS OF SHOES DO YOU HAVE?
HOW MANY PAIRS OF PANTS ARE IN YOUR CLOSET?
HOW MANY COLORS OF TOPS ARE IN YOUR BUREAU?
HOW BIG IS YOUR LIBRARY?
DO YOU NEED MORE TIES? (careful, now)
IS THE WEATHER SUITING YOU? DOES IT EVER?
HOW MANY PAIRS OF SOCKS DO YOU OWN?
HOW MANY BELTS? WHY?
ARE THESE THE THINGS THAT MAKE YOU "HAPPY"?
COULD YOU DO WITH LESS AND STILL BE "HAPPY"?
HOW MUCH LESS?
WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO MAKE YOU HAPPY?
CHANCES ARE GOOD THAT PEOPLE IN MOST OF THE
OTHER NATIONS OF THE WORLD HAVE A LOT LESS
THAN YOU HAVE! CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT? WHAT
IF YOU LIVED THERE AND HAD ONLY ONE PAIR OF
SHOES (or none) TO WEAR, ONLY ONE TUNIC OR
BERKA, A PIECE OF ROPE TO HOLD YOU PANTS ON,
NO ACCESS TO A RITE-AID TO PURCHASE HAIR
PRODUCTS OR MAKEUP, ETC. WHAT IF YOUR
WATER SUPPLY WAS "SUSPECT", BUT IT WAS THE
ONLY ONE YOU HAD?
GETTING MY DRIFT? WE ARE SOOOO BLESSED!
IN LIGHT OF THE TIMES WE ARE LIVING IN, IT
BEHOOVES US TO TAKE INVENTORY OF THOSE
"THINGS" THAT WE THINK WE NEED, MANY OF
WHICH WE COULD EASILY DO WITHOUT, AND
CURTAIL EXPENSES, REDUCE OUR WARDROBES,
LIVE MORE SIMPLY, AND EVEN THINK ABOUT
PREPARING FOR A POSSIBLE "MELTDOWN" OF
OUR WAY OF LIFE!?!
THE FUNERAL DIRECTOR CAN ONLY USE ONE PAIR
OF SHOES, ONE SUIT OR DRESS, ETC.
YOU CAN'T TAKE THE REST TO HEAVEN - YOU'LL
GET A NEW WARDROBE THERE, ANYWAY!
AND THE REST OF YOUR "STUFF" WON'T GAIN YOU
ANY "POINTS" UP THERE!
CAN YOU BE HAPPY WITH LESS? ARE YOU BEING
A GOOD STEWARD OF GOD'S BLESSINGS AND
ENABLINGS? REMEMBER WHEN JESUS SENT
HIS DISCIPLES OUT WITH ONLY THE COAT ON
THEIR BACKS AND A SINGLE PAIR OF SANDALS?
COULD YOU BE JESUS' DISCIPLE? ARE YOU? AM I?
WHOA, THAT'S HITTING CLOSE TO HOME.
I BELIEVE THAT GOD'S MESSAGE TO HIS PEOPLE
IS TO LIVE MORE FRUGALLY, MORE SIMPLY, MORE
HOLY AND LESS-ATTACHED LIVES. THINK ABOUT
IT. PRAY ABOUT IT.
WHAT WOULD JESUS HAVE YOU CHANGE AND
STILL MAKE YOU HAPPY, OR EVEN HAPPIER? CAN
YOU LIVE THE "JESUS-LIFE" WITH A LOT LESS THAN
YOU CURRENTLY POSSESS? "THINGS" TAKE SO
MUCH CARE AND CONSUME SO MUCH OF OUR
TIME AND THOUGHTS, THAT WE NEED TO COMMIT
OURSELVES AND OUR POSSESIONS TO OUR SAVIOUR!!
GOD BLESS YOU - I'M PRAYING FOR YOU (AND MYSELF).
