Food For Your Soul Unknown

When we read in Philippians 4, -I can do all things through him who strengthens me,- what does that mean-- You can't jump over the moon. There's all kinds of things you can't do-that Jesus won't strengthen you to do no matter how much you ask him. So what does that verse mean-- Is it just a meaningless pep talk-- Or is it literally true--

In previous episodes, we've established the emense value of contentment. It will make you the richest person around because you'll be the only person with enough money and enough of everything else. Today we find out how to get it.

How much of the joy in your life comes from the fact that you have learned contentment-- And what would it take for you to have greater contentment than what you have now--

What is that thing in your life that keeps stealing your joy-- That thing in your life that just gives you a nagging unhappiness every time you think about it. Maybe it's the way you look. Maybe it's something about your finances, your job, your marriage, your health, education. If you're like most people you have at least one thing that, every time it comes to mind, it just throws a bucket of cold water on the fires of your happiness. You just wish in that area your lot in life were different. And you don't just wish that, but you wish it with a kind of wishing that hurts - like an ache in your soul. What is it for you-- Some people can't answer that question. They feel the ache - something isn't right. Something is making them unhappy, but they can't really put their finger on what it is. They just feel kind of empty, unfulfilled, blah. Whether you're someone who can easily point to one thing and say, -That's what is hindering my joy,- - or you're a person who is just kind of stuck in a generalized, undefined joylessness, today's passage is going to show you the way out of that.

One of the biggest culprits for causing anxiety in our lives is unfulfilled desire. You really want something and you don't get it, or you fear you might not get it-and that causes inner turmoil. What's the solution-- Weaker desires-- No desire-- In today's podcast, God is going to show us how to have strong desires and inner peace and joy right alongside those desires, even when the desires are unfulfilled.

In the Sound of Music, Julie Andrews sang about raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens as a few of her favorite things. If you wrote a song like that, what would be at the top of your list of favorite things in this world-- That list could be a threat to your relationship with God, or it could strengthen your worship.