Because, what I have is great... but it is not quite enough. Nearly, yes. Well, okay-yes, it is enough, of course! And, I am thankful, Lord. But... but, I just need this one more thing...
And so it goes. The tumble and fall, the slippery slope of the "more". There seems to be a constant urge within--- an urgent cry, a tugging, a screaming, or a quiet nag--- for "more".
In the movie, "Sabrina", Sabrina Fair reminds Linus, "More isn't always better, Linus. Sometimes it is just more." Oh! The tug and the pull of the more. One more movie, one more episode, one more email, one more blog and one more blouse. One more chip and one more bite... Just one more.
It isn't always better, Stephanie. Sometimes, it just more.
Certainly this isn't a problem that only Americans have... although I do feel it keenly living here these few months, to be sure. This is a human problem. Across time and generations this has been a problem. Solomon speaks to it over and over again, "Man's appetite is never satisfied". (Ecclesiastes 6:7)
To be content with exactly what I have right now and nothing more. I need for nothing. I have no need, no want, and no "dream" for the more. "For godliness with contentment is great gain". (I Timothy 6:6). My Father reminds me that there is great gain in being okay with what I have. What blessings await me to be content with the "now" and to be happy in what I have now. "Moreover, when God gives any man wealth and possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his lot and be happy in his work--this is a gift of God. (Ecc. 5:19) So, He invites me not only to be "okay" with what I have, but to enjoy it.
Lord, bless me with this enjoyment and this contentment--- these gifts from You.
"O thou who kindly dost provide
For every creature's want!
We bless Thee, God of Nature wide,
For all Thy goodness lent:
And if it please Thee, Heavenly Guide,
May never worse be sent;
But, whether granted, or denied,
Lord, bless us with content. Amen! ~Robert Burns Grace
