Too Too Much

​Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Phil 4:5-7

I live in America where moderation is not the modus operandi. We like big, more, and we supersize whenever possible.  Too much for us  often is not enough.

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While I  am not saying having nice home, car, etc are bad things  at all, but modesty and moderation does not come easy to  Americans. IMO

But what  if we temper  our lives with those 3 verses in Philippians.  What if  we were known for  our  moderation, prayerful, and thankful to  our  God?  Then the peace of  God that  does pass all understanding is there  for each of us no matter if we are living check to check or encumbered with the trappings of  wealth. 

Let me leave you with a couple more scriptures of perspective in a world and even some in the church where moderation does NOT come easy.

• ​Be poor in Spirit (humble) Matthew. 5:3 , faithful to our God and caring of others in the moments  that  make up  your day. Then this  whole moderation concept should take care of  itself.
• ​Do justice, love mercy, walk humbly with your God Micah 6:8​

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​May God will bless, lead, and use us all for His glory (not ours) in ways that  are  beyond your dreams. I pray we keep in mind Phil 4:5-7, Mt 5:3, and Mi 6:8 as a guide for our lives.

Jeff (slightly supersized) Larson

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