Good Morning Garden

“A man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” Luke 12:15

Unchecked materialism becomes your master, both when you make the purchase and when you must sweat to maintain it. That’s why I heartily encourage you to decide together to own less… and enjoy life more.

Just between us…

• What do we have that we don’t need and could simply give or throw away?
• What guidelines could we agree on to avoid the trap of materialism?
• How can fewer possessions bring us closer to God?

Dear Lord, we are so easily driven by the desire to own more things. We want to live with less. Change us with Your truth about lasting value. We want to hold all our income and possessions in trust for You, the real owner. Amen.

Michael & Alison Smitherman

The Singing NetSurfers

It has been said that every possession we have imprisons us. And while none of us want to, or should live in a cardboard box, humans generally equate possessions with safety, happiness and security. Nothing could be further from the truth when it comes to true safety, happiness and security.

Our possessions may keep us out of the rain, separated from intruders and may provide us with some gratification. However, true happiness, eternal security and safety will come only from within, the result of spiritual possessions.

Those spiritual possessions are gifts from God. Such things as tolerance, patience, forbearance and charity . They do not arise from material goods, but from God’s grace given freely to those who will obey. They produce the faith, hope, love, joy and peace that will provide us with everything we truly need to possess.

Now, those are possessions worth valuing…and worshipping.

Possess peace,

Z gardener