Home Improvement
Posted by Melissa
Home Improvement
Read This Passage: Proverbs 24:1-4
A house is built by wisdom, and it is established by understanding; by knowledge the rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure. -—Proverbs 24:3-4
IN OUR CULTURE, it’s pretty easy to get caught up idolizing the wrong people. Stories and info about celebrities, musicians, professional athletes, and larger-than-life personalities fill the pages of magazines and are all over the Internet. We want to know about the details of their lives and crave more information.
Life always seems to be going well for these modern-day heroes, many of whom either ignore God or intentionally break His commandments. However, this is just an illusion. True success and fulfillment aren’t measured by dollars or popularity, and eternity will prove this.
The desire of our hearts shouldn’t be wealth or fame; we should long to know God and live by His wisdom. Only this brings true and lasting happiness. All other pursuits will prove to be foolish when we meet Christ on the last day. When we envy others, we sin against God by not trusting that He wants what is best for us. It’s as if we are saying, “God, what you have provided isn’t enough. I need __________ to make me happy.”
The Christian’s joy and peace is found in conforming his or her thoughts and actions to God’s perfect, loving design. It is God’s Word that gives true wisdom so that we are able to live life as He intended. For those who have put their trust in Christ, the Father has “blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavens, in Christ” (Eph. 1:3). How could we not be content with that? That’s the point of today’s key verse. When we put our focus on Him, we find real contentment.
Real Choices
Take a look at your life. What do you focus on the most? Is it God and the things that matter to Him? Why or why not? Make a list of people and things that take up most of your time and thoughts. Where are you envious? What is taking the place of God in your life?
Digging Deeper
Read Matthew 6:19-34 to see how to deal with envy and worry.
Pray
God, I will only know true contentment and understanding when I invest my life in things that matter to You. Help me start living out this truth today.
Posted in Devotions, Girls | Tagged Proverbs, Ridgecrest Summer Camps, Weekly Devotion
this really helped me realize how i can envy other peoples stuff a lot. thanks for catching my attention so i can keep my heart in check!
its the exact same way with me, i need to learn to be more content with what i have! thanks guys, and cant wait to see yall this summer!
It’s so hard not to be like, “I wish I had red hair”, or, ” Why can’t I have her clothes?” I will try my best because I know it’s wrong. God gave me what I have for a reason!!!!! I just don’t know yet! 🙂
heyy my friend katie has came here this is her 3rd yr. and i and coming next yr 2010 i would be a cheynne this yr but next year i will be a choctow i think its a great experience to get away but i have one question…..?.?.? is it very chaotic or crowded where u have to wait in line for the blolb for hrs?