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Thursday... So, do you have all you need and want?


Thursday... So, do you have all you need and want? Now there is a big difference in the two isn't there?

We have a tradition in our family at this time of the year. I ask every member of our family all 8 of them, kids and adults alike to give me their list of what they want for Christmas. It makes it so much easier to buy for them each Christmas. It is a fun thing to do.

So what do you want for Christmas?

Now there is another list that we each one have and it is the list of what we need. And that is really a more important list. Now David, the writer of Psalm 23 had this list all figured out. It wasn't a what but a WHO. Verse 1 (NLT) says, "The Lord is my shepherd, I have all that I need." Have you found that to be true? It is. 

Proverbs 23:4-5 says, "Don't wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to quit. In the blink of the eye wealth disappears, for it will sprout wings and fly away like an eagle." That is so true. We unwrap a present and then throw the paper away and look for the next one. 

Now 2 Thessalonians shows us something that reinforces that He is all we need. Chapter 1 verse 6 (NIRV) says, "God is fair. He will pay back trouble to those who give you trouble. He will help you who are troubled. And he will also help us." This time that we are in has a lot of trouble and we need help and "He will help you who are troubled." 

Psalm 23:1 (NIRV), "The Lord is my shepherd. He gives me everything I need." Now what more could you ask? Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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