As a young teenager on a trip to the seaside, I remember worrying about whether or not I would want to take "a trip round the bay" in a small boat. I was worried I would be sick or even fall in the sea. Then the minister said he was going around the bay, but his wife said. "You won't catch me getting in a boat." That made me realize it was not obligatory, I could just say,"No thank you," and my torment would be over. If you are adventurous by all means step into the many boats that life offers, but if you like a calm life, just say "No, thank you."
How many of us are doing things because other people enjoy them, when really we would rather not do them? Are you on a treadmill of continuous "pleasure" when really you would rather take life at a calmer pace? Are you working yourself to your absolute limit in order to take three foreign holidays a year, because all your friends do? I don't suppose you have even realized this is what you are doing. I have never been abroad and yet I am one of the most content women I know. It says in the Bible "godliness with contentment is great gain." So I have the contentment, what about the godliness. That sounds like a lot of good living, but that is not what it really means. Godliness is about worshipping and loving God. I do that because I have been ungodly and sinned but Jesus has offerred me forgiveness and I have taken it. That makes me right with God. For more on this read Justification by Faith, the link below.
There is a modern hymn which has the words,"Lord in for land in this our generation, spirits oppressed by pleasure, wealth and care." (Timothy Dudley-Smith.) Have you ever realized that you are oppressed by these things.
I have cupboards and drawers full of clothes, far more than I need, I think I am oppressed by them. Take a look at the other link to see how to physically un-clutter you life.
Justification by Faith
How to De-Clutter Your House
How many of us are doing things because other people enjoy them, when really we would rather not do them? Are you on a treadmill of continuous "pleasure" when really you would rather take life at a calmer pace? Are you working yourself to your absolute limit in order to take three foreign holidays a year, because all your friends do? I don't suppose you have even realized this is what you are doing. I have never been abroad and yet I am one of the most content women I know. It says in the Bible "godliness with contentment is great gain." So I have the contentment, what about the godliness. That sounds like a lot of good living, but that is not what it really means. Godliness is about worshipping and loving God. I do that because I have been ungodly and sinned but Jesus has offerred me forgiveness and I have taken it. That makes me right with God. For more on this read Justification by Faith, the link below.
There is a modern hymn which has the words,"Lord in for land in this our generation, spirits oppressed by pleasure, wealth and care." (Timothy Dudley-Smith.) Have you ever realized that you are oppressed by these things.
I have cupboards and drawers full of clothes, far more than I need, I think I am oppressed by them. Take a look at the other link to see how to physically un-clutter you life.
Justification by Faith
How to De-Clutter Your House
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