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With Super Bowl Sunday being just around the corner, I got to thinking about a story I heard a while back. I came across this story while I was scrolling through my phone one Sunday evening while my husband and I were watching an NFL game. My husband’s best friend had posted about a conversation he’d had a couple of years earlier with a former NFL player who had won a Super Bowl title.
Read MoreFar too often, we believe that if we could just get the one thing we want, the one thing that everyone else seems to have, we’ll be happy and content. But as we ask, or even demand, that God give us what we want, we’re basically saying that He isn’t enough to satisfy our wants and our needs. That’s exactly what the Israelites communicated, that God wasn’t enough for them, when they demanded a king like every other nation had.
Read MoreOver the past two years of serving in youth ministry with my husband, I’ve had some very random tasks and responsibilities to handle. I’ve walked all through Walmart looking for specific colored pool noodles. I’ve blown up inflatable astronauts and aliens. I’ve walked out of Kroger with 32 cans of whipped cream. And I’ve filled squirt bottles with powdered paint. It’s the furthest thing from boring to be married to a youth pastor.
Read MoreWhen my husband and I first moved to Kentucky last year, we lived in an apartment for six weeks before we could move into the house we purchased. And because it was such a temporary living situation, we decided to unpack as little as possible while we were there.
Read MoreI’ve recently gotten hooked on watching videos of people getting facials on TikTok. I don’t know if that makes me lame or weird or just old, but I don’t care. It’s so relaxing.
Read MoreFar too often, we believe that if we could just get the one thing we want, the one thing that everyone else seems to have, we’ll be happy and content. But as we ask, or even demand, that God give us what we want, we’re basically saying that He isn’t enough to satisfy our wants and our needs. That’s exactly what the Israelites communicated, that God wasn’t enough for them, when they demanded a king like every other nation had.
Read MoreIf we think we can be satisfied by a relationship, a job, a savings account, a car, a wardrobe, a house, or a social media following, we are going to realize rather quickly that those things will always leave us wanting more. We’re never going to be completely fulfilled by anything or anyone else outside of the Lord. For it is the Creator, not the creation, that allows us to feel whole and content.
Read MoreFar too often, we believe that if we could just get the one thing we want, the one thing that everyone else seems to have, we’ll be happy and content. But as we ask, or even demand, that God give us what we want, we’re basically saying that He isn’t enough to satisfy our wants and our needs. That’s exactly what the Israelites communicated, that God wasn’t enough for them, when they demanded a king like every other nation had.
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