Once upon a time . . .
"A king was suffering from a painful ailment and was told that the only cure for him was to find a contented man,
get his shirt, and wear it night and day. So messengers were sent through the
king's realm in search of such a man, with orders to bring back his shirt. Months passed. After a thorough search of the country, the messengers returned without the shirt.
"Did you find a contented man in all my realm?' the king asked "Yes, O King, we found one, just one in all the realm." "Then why did you not bring back his shirt?" the king demanded. "Master, the man had no shirt." (Calm My Anxious Heart, Linda Dillow)
Put me in His Story
Not the King's Story
but
the man who had no shirt~
the most contented man in the kingdom.
Contentment~
The man who had no shirt
Contentment~
The you who has no ___________...
Are you content without having that certain something
or that certain someone?
What is that certain something or that certain someone
that if you had it
then you would be content?
Oh how my eyes can move so quickly from
what I do have
to what I don't have
when I am depending on
the somethings
&
the someones
for
Contentment.
Contentment~
The man who had no shirt.
I wonder,
what did the man have?
Was he
joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12
Did he
Cast all his anxiety on Him because he knew Jesus cared for him. I Peter 5:7
Did he
seek first His kingdom and His righteousness... Matthew 6:33
Did he learn the
secret
from Paul~
to be content whatever the circumstances. Philippians 4:11
The man who had no shirt~
the me
the you
who has no ______________. . .
and has learned
to be content whatever the circumstances.
Put US in His Story. . .
I,____________, (PUT your name)
know what it is to be in need, and
I,____________, know what it is to have plenty.
I,____________, have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation,
whether well fed or hungry...
whether living in plenty or in want. . .
Whether I have a shirt or not
because
I,____________, can do all this through Him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:11-13
Contentment~
The man who had no shirt
The you & the me
who has no _____________. . .
but has
Plenty
because
we
Put Him in our Story.