HAPPY SABBATH + Contentment!?!

The Sorrows Of This Life

Are Myriad

But
The Joys Reposing In Christ Jesus

Are Infinite! 

How Many Of Us Can Truly Say 
When We Are Short Of Money, Food
The Comforts Of Life
Personal Peace, Quiet, Rest
Pleasant Work
Or Even A Loving Relationship: 

"I Am Contented In Christ!?! 

Do You Remember To Say Likewise 
When All Is Well!?! 

Is Your Contentment From Having Things 

Or From Personally Knowing Jesus Christ Our Lord!?! 

Can You Recognize The Difference!?! 

Let Me Make It Perfectly Plain That
What Jesus Has For You, Is Yours: 
He Always Blesses No Matter How Things Look Or Feel! 

I Encourage Us All

To Stand On His Sure Promises

And 

To Be At Peace! 

Jesus Christ Is Caring For Us

And

Abundant Blessings Await All His Believing Ones! 

Let Me Point Out Here For Us All That
Contentment Is A Godly Attribute 

Which Is An Indicator Of 

Our Faith And Trust In The Living God 

To Be Our Provider!

AMEN!!!

That's A Whole Sermon That You Just Preached!

Truth Must Be Completely Told, Though, Brethren!

Contentment Is Scarce All Around 
Because 

People Don't Know The Real Jesus 

And 

Do Not Understand "This Faith Thing" 

That We Practice 
As They So Disdainfully Call It!

I Ain't Practicing!
I'm Living By Faith!

I'm With You!
This Is The Last Over Of The Game
And Jesus Christ Is Coming
And That Satan Is Bowling Bouncers
With Live Ammunition!

You Got That Right!
This Ain't No Practice Game!
This Is Do Time!

Jesus Christ Gives Unto Us 
- The Word Says Every Man -
The Daily Gift Of Faith
- Believers Use It To Cope With Life -

And

Since Multitudes Have No Faith

Because 
They Don't Know King Jesus

All Around Us Is Disarray

Sorrow, Discontentment
Murder, Mayhem, Spiritual Bankruptcy 
Carnality, Criminality And Conspiracy

And

The Real Problem Children Called 
And 
Known As 
Debilitating Doubt And Damnable Disbelief! 

A Lil' Bit Of Jesus Surely Soothes The Savage Heart! 

A Life Lived In And For Christ Jesus 
Makes The Pains Of Human Existence Easier To Bear! 

Indeed
And
With Your Kind Permission
Here Are Some Words To Live By
Which Will Settle This Matter
Once And For All
For Us All:

I Have Faith 

So I Am Trusting My Lord Jesus 

Who Daily Gives Me His Faith 

So That I Will Daily Trust Him

By Daily Having His Gift Of Faith

Which Daily Causes Me To Daily Trust Him!

It's A Beautiful Circle!

All In All A Good Day's Blessing!

Nice Circle!

Hear, Hear!
I Sincerely Thank Our Father In Heaven That
There Are No Angles In Or To Our Jesus!

Preach It, Brother! 

You Are All So Correct!
When I Look Around
I See The Detritus Of Lives Lived By False Gods
False Teachings From False Teachers
And Broken Promises
Because Of All The Angles Useful ... Supposedly
To Find Happiness Aka Contentment!

It Makes A Big Man Want To Cry!

Let Me Repeat, My Peoples
Contentment 
Is Only Found
In Jesus Christ The Lord!
Any Other Way ... Or Mode To Contentment
Is
Compliments Of Satan The Adversary
That Lying, Murdering, False God!

People!
Hope In The Lord!

Bless Yourself

Aka Make Yourself Truly Happy

By Pleasing Almighty God!

Soul And Self: The Conversation

Life Is Good!
Yup!
Life Is Gooood!


So ...

One Day, In A Blissful Moment, I Asked Soul A Question.

I Asked: 
Soul,  How Are You Benefited By My Singing Own Way Song?

I Asked: 
Soul,  How Are You Elevated By My Going Along To Get Along?

I Asked: 
How Are You Blessed By My Ignoring Grace Works?

And, Then ...

I Asked:
Soul, Do You Believe That I Love You?

And, Soul, Longing For Its Savior, Replied:

If You Really Loved Me
You Wouldn't Ignore The Call
Of Him Who For You
As One Accursed
Died
On A Cruel Cross!

You Will Bless Me
By Saying Sincere Prayers!

You Will Elevate Me
By Walking The Path Made Clear!

You Will Benefit Me
By Setting Aside Self
AND
Glorifying The Maker Master
AND
Firmly Denying The Cruel Liar With Relish
And Not Hugging Him To Yourself Like A Fetish!

No!
If You Loved Me
Keeping Me Clean
Would Not Be A Chore!
Keeping Me Before The Father
Would Not Be A Bore!
Feeding Me Light
Would Not Be A Descent Into Folk Lore
AND
Leading My Right
Would Not Mean
Satan Entering My Core!

Shock!
Dismay!
Despair!
The Fright!
I Had Not Thought
That Satan
Was A Part Of This Fight!
Shaken!
Disbelieving
BUT
Believing
None The Less
I Repaired To The Living Instructions
Covered In Dust
Up On Top The Rickety Book Shelf!

I Had Not Forgotten!
I Had Just Simply Ignored The Words Of The Word

So ...

To Psalm 51
I Went
With Soul Fully Exposed!

I Read It!
I Cried It!
I Prayed It
AND
I To Self Died
Casting Away
Selfishness
AND
The God-Is-Love Override!

I DO NOT Claim
That Life Now Is Easy!

I, However, Claim
That I Have No Regrets!

I DO NOT Miss Worldly Companions
Nor Trips To Mortal Bliss By Excess!

I Look To The Maker
My Kind Master
The Shepherd He
Who Cares For
Carries
Guides
AND
Lovingly Corrects Me!

Occasionally
Self Screams
Wanting Supremacy
BUT
Soul
By The Spirit
Avidly Takes Control
AND
I Am Calmed
AND
I Look To My Lord
AND
We
Walking Together
Are
In Blissful Accord!

I Asked:
Soul, Do I Love You!?

Soul Peacefully Replied:
Let Me Count The Ways?

AND

I Happily Cried!!