FRIDAY THOUGHT 12/11/09

December 11, 2009 on 12:08 pm | By | In Faith & Forgiveness | No Comments
ABUNDANCE
 
I feel sorry for Bernie Madoff and Tiger Woods.  When is enough … enough?  Madoff made off with billions of dollars, lived a life of plush affluence, screwed a lot of folks … and probably could never have said when he would have been truly satisfied.  Tiger Woods, the best golfer who ever played the game, made a lot of money, was adored by everyone, screwed a lot of folks, and kept looking for something “more” in all the wrong places. 
 
What is enough?  What is abundance?  Is it $100,000 in the bank?  One more sexy lover?  Marathoners try to break their last record.  Writers try to write one more everybody-loves-it book.  Dieters try to lose just ten more pounds.  But still, all too often, that empty hole remains, that sense that something is missing. 
 
My point:  It seems to me, at least what I’ve found, is that, once we’ve rattled every conceivable doorknob and checked out every other option, the only source of abundance and peace and satisfaction — the only time when enough is truly enough — is when we turn to God.  That’s it.  Period.  So, enjoy your abundance today with a little chat and a thank you to the Lord.  Then just let the rest of the day unfold in joyful abundance and a whole lot of enough.  — jri
 
“You have planted much, but have
harvested little.  You eat, but never
have enough.  You drink, but never
have your fill.  You put on clothes,
but are not warm.  You earn wages,
only to put them in a purse with
holes in it.”
        –    Haggai 1:6   
 
Enjoy the abundance of this day.  It is a gift from God.  And then share it, give it away, to those in need — not just  canned goods for the hungry, but prayers and love and an attentive ear for the spiritually struggling.  God bless. 
John Ingrisano
DailyConnections
204 Lakeview Drive
Algoma, WI 54201
(920) 559-3722
December 11, 2009

No Comments yet

RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI

Leave a comment

Powered by WordPress and Nifty Cube with Recetas theme design by Pablo Carnaghi.
Entries and comments feeds. Valid XHTML and CSS.