IS GOD'S VISION OF LIFE ENOUGH FOR US?

"He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?"  

Micah 6:8 

We often feel that our current life is not enough as we look out the window and gaze at things beyond our usual experiences. Our hearts yearn for an idealized version of life, thinking it should be different from what it is. It's as if we believe we should live a different life to find true happiness and satisfaction. This dissatisfaction leaves our hearts feeling discontent and yearning for perfection, which seems unattainable. Instead of longing for the unattainable, we should ask ourselves if this is truly what God wants for us. Will this idealized life bring greater fulfillment as Christians, whose main desire should be to do God's will?


I.   GOD HAS FILLED US FULL!

We live in a world where everyone is striving to attain something. We always strive for something more, as if what we have is not sufficient. We want a better car, a better house, a better spouse, a better church, better brethren, better neighbors, a better job, a better salary, a better way of entertainment or a better way to spend our leisure time, a better (you fill in the blank). Yet we miss all the riches our Father in heaven has placed right before us. We ignore those riches that are the apple of our eyes and hearts. Yes, the people in front of us! They were not given to us by our Father in heaven to take for granted! They were not placed in our lives by accident or because we tried so hard to attain them. These blessings are not our earthly promotions or bonus money. They are gifts from our God in heaven! They have been administered to us to love, care for, and protect.

Nevertheless, we treasure them not at all and act as if they are not enough. We are absolutely ungrateful! Don't forget that God sees and is unhappy with how we administer His riches. When we behave this way, we tell Him, "You are not enough for me."

We often spend our time chasing after an idealized life that exists only in our minds instead of finding contentment in the presence of God, who created the universe and breathed life into us. We must stop and listen to His voice through His Word, which is meant to fill our souls with His riches. We fail to recognize that we dwell in God's presence, where we can be filled with His overflowing grace. Have you considered that this is what God expects of us?

• What Does God Expect of Us?

"When You said, 'Seek My face,' my heart said to You, 'Your face, O Lord, I shall seek'" (Psalm 27:8).

God desires that his children spend time with Him daily and seek Him diligently with all their hearts, souls, and minds. However, this won't happen instantly, especially if we mistakenly believe that we already give abundantly to God daily. We must surrender our intentions and align them with God's will. Our time should be devoted to Him first, and all our desires and needs should be laid at the feet of our Lord. Our primary purpose should be to continually seek God and treasure His Word. This requires time and effort, which means setting aside anything that hinders us from serving the Lord. We must immerse ourselves in God’s presence daily, loving Him and the people He has placed in our lives. We should open our hearts to recognize and appreciate God's blessings, pausing to acknowledge them and examining our hearts. Doing this will make us realize that the Lord has fulfilled us in every way. When we focus on the past instead of looking forward, we risk missing or taking what is right in front of us for granted.

God has His own dreams and purposes for us. How sad to miss out on them! So, my question is, do we really want to miss out on the life that God has purposed for us? A life designed to bless and prosper us and those He has placed in our lives. Do we want to miss that life because we are too busy dreaming those dreams we have made up for ourselves? Think about that!

1. To love those whom God has placed in front of us is enough!  
2. It is enough to live a simpler life not complicated by the webs of this world's wants that entangle and choke us!  
3. It is enough to spend time alone with our God each day of our walk here on earth, listening to and obeying His voice.  
4. God requires us to purposely choose a different life, a godly life different from those around us, and that should be enough!  
5. We must believe in our hearts that the life that our God has given us is to love and live for others, and this must be enough for us!  

We must not keep adding more and more to our plates. We must not let Satan deceive us into thinking that our lives are boring, simple, meaningless, and hopeless! We must change our way of thinking. We are fooling ourselves if we believe we must do something else to find contentment and joy. This will only add more chaos and deception, making us believe a lie - that our current life has no purpose and is not enough. We must not let Satan and our flesh or the world determine what we do! Instead, we should do God's will and fulfill what He requires.

"He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?"  

Micah 6:8 

CONCLUSION:

As we journey through life, it's important to remember that we don't need to justify our decisions to anyone but God. Our focus must be on walking with Him and seeking His will. God is all we need to navigate this life, and His guidance is enough. Instead of adding unnecessary burdens to our lives, let's align our dreams and intentions with God's purpose rather than worldly desires or pursuits.

God is simple and direct with us. He requires that we act righteously, show mercy, and walk humbly with Him daily. Therefore, we must focus on doing God's will wherever He has placed us. That is enough!

May this way of thinking sink deeply into our hearts. May we commit our lives to the Lord, trusting Him with our hearts and minds. May we, with joyful hearts, do all that He requires of us, which is to do good, do righteousness, love kindness or mercy, and walk humbly with Him all the days of our lives here on earth. Finally, may we humbly allow Him to transform us and teach us all His righteous ways so that we may bear abundant fruit to His glory.

"Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; for You I wait all the day... Good and upright is the Lord; therefore He instructs sinners in the way. He leads the humble in justice, and He teaches the humble His way"  (Psalm 25:5-9).

"Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He will do it.  He will bring forth your righteousness as the light and your judgment as the noonday"  (Psalm 37:5-6).

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