“Delight yourself…in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4. David encourages us to delight in the Lord and not to envy others. Although he was talking about envying people who get away with evil, we can apply it to other types of envy. Instead of comparing ourselves with others, […]
“Beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.” Luke 12:15. The sooner we get over the illusion that more stuff means more happiness, the better off we will be. And then the more able we will be to find the peace and happiness of the true “good […]
“What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?” Mark 8:36. Many people today are willing to exchange their eternal souls for the pleasures of this world, which bring only temporal satisfaction. Some hold on to a bad habit or are enamored by a pet sin they don’t […]
“The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.” Ecclesiastes 1:8. The world in which we live has many things that appeal to us. Apart from what is sinful, we can and should enjoy its pleasures. But these pursuits do not bring full and lasting satisfaction. In fact, people who live only for self-gratifications, no […]
“Delight yourself…in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your Heart.” Psalm 37:4. David encourages us to delight in the Lord and not to envy others. Although he was talking about envying people who get away with evil, we can apply it to other types of envy. Instead of comparing ourselves with others, […]