" ARE YOU SATISFIED "

Top Of The Morning To You, How are you doing on this day that the Lord has made? Know matter where you may be geographically in this world, and what the weather is like, as I said a moment ago...This Is The Day That The Lord Has Made. It's vital that you come to know the Lord and " Proclaim The Good News of His Salvation from day to day." This weeks title: " ARE YOU SATISFIED " "Satisfaction" is defined in this manner: (1) Payment through penance of punishment incurred by sin (2) Contentment,Gratification (3) Reparation for an insult (4) Settlement of a claim. In the Word of God we are told of two brothers Jacob and Esau. In this account Esau traded the lasting benefits of his birthright for immediate pleasure of food. He acted on impulse, satisfying his immediate desires without pausing to the long-range consequences of what he was about to do. We can fall into the same trap. When we see something we want, our first impulse is to get it. At first we feel intensely satisfied and sometimes even powerful because we have obtained what we set out to get. But immediate pleasure often loses sight of the future. we can avoid making Esau's mistake by comparing the short-term satisfaction with its long-range consequences before we act. Now Esau exaggerated his hunger. " I Am About To Die," he said. This thought made his choice much easier because if he was starving, what good was an inheritance anyway? The pressure of the moment distorted his perspective and made his decision seem urgent. We often experience similar pressures. For example, when we feel sexual pressure, a Marriage Vow may seem unimportant. We might feel such great pressure in one area that nothing else seems to matter and we lose our perspective. Getting through that short pressure - filled moment is often the most difficult part of overcoming a temptation. Until Next Time... Jim,