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I recently read this quote by Paul David Tripp in his devotional book entitled:  New Morning Mercies…….

“WHATEVER CONTROLS THE WORSHIP OF YOUR HEART CONTROLS YOUR CHOICES, WORDS, EMOTIONS, AND ACTIONS.”

Our hearts worship and tend to love something.  We can get obsessed about an idea, a person, place or thing.  It seems to be in our nature.  And because GOD’S special design was for HIS children to love and worship HIM, we were created with a big hole in our heart that needs to be filled……..this hole is best filled with GOD.  Only HE can fill it when our eyes are opened to the Savior, who died for all of our sins.

PROVERBS 19: 23   “THE FEAR OF THE LORD LEADS TO LIFE; THEN ONE RESTS CONTENT, UNTOUCHED BY TROUBLE.”

Oh to rest in HIM!  Oh to have life in HIS name!  Oh, to be content in the SHEPHERD!  Oh, to never waiver when troubles come because we rest and stand securely upon the ROCK!

Today, let the LORD have your whole heart and worship and you will find the life you seek and be content in all your circumstances, just as Paul was:

PHILIPPIANS 4: 11 – 12  “NOT THAT I AM SPEAKING OF BEING IN NEED, FOR I HAVE LEARNED IN WHATEVER SITUATION I AM TO BE CONTENT.   I KNOW HOW TO BE BROUGHT LOW, AND I KNOW HOW TO ABOUND.  IN ANY AND EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE, I HAVE LEARNED THE SECRET OF FACING PLENTY AND HUNGER, ABUNDANCE AND NEED.”

It is interesting to me how miserable the world is right now, how discontented people are.  But when you believe, your perspective is completely different from the world’s wisdom.  You have the best thing……..the word of GOD!

I am going to say this because I have experienced the evils of social media…….all the selfies in the world will never make us happy!  The world’s lie and the enemy’s lie is to put ourselves first above GOD, to live for the social connection rather than the CHRIST connection.  We would be wise to not follow this lie.  It draws you in and sucks the life out of you!

STAY TRUE TO SELF…….AND DIE

STAY TRUE TO JESUS …….AND LIVE!

1 TIMOTHY 6: 6 – 9   “BUT GODLINESS WITH CONTENTMENT IS GREAT GAIN, FOR WE BROUGHT NOTHING INTO THE WORLD, AND WE CANNOT TAKE ANYTHING OUT OF THE WORLD.  BUT IF WE HAVE FOOD AND CLOTHING, WITH THESE WE WILL BE CONTENT.  BUT THOSE WHO DESIRE TO BE RICH FALL INTO TEMPTATION, INTO A SNARE, INTO MANY SENSELESS AND HARMFUL DESIRES THAT PLUNGE PEOPLE INTO RUIN AND DESTRUCTION.”

WHO does your heart worship today?  Let your heart’s desire be the ONE who loves you more than you will ever know or understand this side of eternity.