Today's Favorite Verse: 2 Corinthians 6:10

Today's Favorite Verse: 2 Corinthians 6:10

"As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things."

I pondered on the richness of the gospel and how your wants are satisfied. Not that you have every material thing, but you posses a fullness and are satisfied with what you have. I would much rather have sufficient for my needs then all the money in the world. When the soul is not filled your wants are not either. When you fill the soul you want for nothing.

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Today's Favorite Verse: Psalms 23:1

Today's Favorite Verse: Psalms 23:1

"The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want."

I pondered on how I know when my life is out of balance when I start wanting things. I will buy one thing and no sooner do I have it then I have something else on my list of what I want to buy. I saw that pattern creeping up recently and then I immediately recognized it. This is what happens when I am trying to fill my soul. I had to ask myself, "How was I not keeping the Savior utmost in my mind?"

I recognized it in how I was using my spare time. Where I used to study gospel subjects I was spending more time reading the news stories or looking for some unknown movie to entertain me. I just keep scrolling and looking and never coming to anything that would satisfy me. Then with that dissatisfaction I turned to thinking I needed to buy things. With that realization I devised a plan on what I would look at in my downtime. Amazingly that list of things I wanted to buy left me overnight. I am so grateful that through pondering scriptures and watching patterns in my life that I can nip things like this in the bud when they appear. Truly when the Lord is my shepherd, and my soul if filled, I do not want.

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