Throughout life we are told to be grateful for all that we have, to look at those who have less than us, rather than to those who have infinite times more, in order to be able to appreciate the blessings we have been showered with.
Despite these constant reminders, we find it easier to look at all that has, in fact, been denied us, leading to the building up of frustration and anger towards the world, our family, God, ourselves-whichever force we hold responsible for having deprived us of what it was we wanted-leaving us bitter, and dissatisfied. However, as it has been said in the Bible, "Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you’.” so we will often find compensation if we think more of what life has given us and less about what life has taken away. Peace and satisfaction will be ours if we rejoice in the gifts the Lord has given us, and if we seek our happiness in what we have, as compared to what we could have had.
Despite these constant reminders, we find it easier to look at all that has, in fact, been denied us, leading to the building up of frustration and anger towards the world, our family, God, ourselves-whichever force we hold responsible for having deprived us of what it was we wanted-leaving us bitter, and dissatisfied. However, as it has been said in the Bible, "Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you’.” so we will often find compensation if we think more of what life has given us and less about what life has taken away. Peace and satisfaction will be ours if we rejoice in the gifts the Lord has given us, and if we seek our happiness in what we have, as compared to what we could have had.
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