Contentment- notes from Dean Sherman

Are you content? Do you belive God has really given you everything you need? Has God really created you out of His image? Or, are you in need of....(finances, a better car, a bigger house)... Are you too...(quiet, loud, big, small, dumb, ugly) Do you wish you could...(sing, dance, have a better education, have darker/lighter skin) Do you believe the lies of the enemy?...the voice inside your head that keeps your mind in constant focus of comparing yourself with others?

Do you know that comparing yourself with others is walking in pride? When we compare ourselves, what is the result? We find we are either "better" or "worse" than another human being. Both arogance and inferiority are pride. Do you know that when you are walking in pride, you are aligning yourself with the devil? Sounds harsh, doesn't it? But, it's true. Don't believe me? Why did Lucifer fall? (pride) Why did he take 1/3 of the angels with him? (pride) What keeps people from giving their lives over to God? (pride)

So, what's the solution? Find contentment in God. Learn how He thinks of you. He created you beautiful. He gave you good gifts. He does provide and take care of you (if you are truly in need, talk to the Father). You are special, unique, and valuable...not just to God, but to others. You are precious. Take captive every thought...anylize your thinking ( an act of spiritual warfare from II Cor 10). Reject the thoughts of the enemy and embrace the thoughts of God. Force your thoughts to agree with truth, righteousness, the Word of God, and God's opinion. Read the Word, speak the Word, pray the Word...BELIEVE the Word!