September2014 -TheChristianJournal-Page1
We Have an
amazing Tool
By Vivian White
There are powerful forces
atworkwithinus.Wecontinually seek to satisfy the drive
forpleasure,possessions,and
prestige. There is a constant
preoccupation to set up our
own...
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September2014 -TheChristianJournal-Page1
We Have an
amazing Tool
By Vivian White
There are powerful forces
atworkwithinus.Wecontinually seek to satisfy the drive
forpleasure,possessions,and
prestige. There is a constant
preoccupation to set up our
own personal kingdom here
on earth. We accumulate
material possessions and
crave status. We desire to
gratify bodily appetites
that are never satisfied. We
become frustrated by this
human perspective that focuses on
the desire to get what we want and
we always want more.
At times these unfulfilled
longings cause us to hurt others
who appear to stand in our way.
Yet the scripture exhorts us that
our real world is not just found in
the here and now. “Men of faith,
though they trusted God and won
His approval, none of
them received all that
God had promised them;
for God wanted them to wait
and share the even better
rewards that were prepared
for us.” Hebrews 11:39, 40
Wedohavegenuineneeds,
but the believer looks to
Christ to meet those needs.
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