I once read a story about an eight-year old girl who was bravely fighting cancer of the nervous system. When asked what she wanted for her 9th birthday she thought about it and said, ‘Well, I have two sticker books and a cabbage patch doll. I guess I have everything!’
To a young girl... just a doll and a couple of books meant the world to her. What is that for you? Do you have everything you need? So many do, yet feel incomplete... like somehow if they added that one more thing they would finally be satisfied. Problem is... once that one thing is in place... they want one more. The Bible tells us in 1 Timothy 6:8 to think differently. It says... “So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content.” Good advice. We must remember that a fulfilling life starts with us being thankful for what we have... counting on God for what we need... and staying grateful in the process.
