When Is Enough, Enough?

Greetings!!!

Are you pursuing a career? Are you a slave under the taskmaster of education or your work in this process? Have you fallen into the trap of believing that having more money and more stuff is equal to success? The United States culture and media has really pushed this idea so much that those who do not fall in line with it are considered rather odd. Are you among the people who have wondered when will enough be enough and would like change this in your life?

As I thought about this, the Holy Spirit brought Matthew 6: 24-34. "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. For this reason I say to you, do not be anxious for your life, as to what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, as to what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single cubit to his life's span? And why are you anxious about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory did not clothe himself like one of these. But if God so arrays the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more do so for you, O men of little faith? Do not be anxious then, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'With what shall we cloth ourselves?' For all these things the Gentiles eagerly seek; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

When is enough, enough? Enough is enough when what you have becomes your master, and what you want becomes your driving force. If you are not enjoying the abundance of provision from your Holy Father, if what you have only makes you want more, maybe it is time to downsize!

The LORD bless you with joy and peace in the place He has you.

I love you,

Ruth