Red Letters/Black Letters: Day 58: We don't need what we want

And He said to them, "Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses." Luke 12:15

Very rarely are we ever content, there is always something else we want. A new house, a new car, a new job, a new spouse, a new child, a new wardrobe, a new title, a new ring, a new _____. (Fill in the blank) We think the grass is greener wherever we aren't. And what's worse, we delude ourselves so greatly into thinking that if we just had ______ we'd finally be content, finally be happy, finally find peace.

It isn't true, and we know it isn't true, but we live in the delusion all the same. So we get the new ______ and soon we just need a newer _______ or something else equally important, equally different, and ultimately equally disposable. 

Jesus is doing us a favor by pointing out the truth, happiness, contentment and peace do not come from without, doesn't come from getting a _______, but rather come from within. We will be much better off if we let go of our desire for _______ and enjoy what we have and who we have, cause we could lose it all in an instant.

+ What is your ________?

+ Have you ever been successful in letting it go?

+ What has, or has not worked, for you?