The More Trap
From Your Weekly Calling · 08:00
Show by The Hopecast Network
What if everything you think will make you happy… won't?A new phone. A bigger house. A better job. That completely unnecessary Amazon purchase at 11:30 at night. We convince ourselves that the next thing will finally make us happy. And for about eleven minutes, it does.In this episode of Your Weekly Calling, Brad dives into Ecclesiastes chapter 2, where Solomon had everything most of us dream about—money, success, possessions, entertainment, and unlimited opportunities. Yet after experiencing it all, he described it as chasing after the wind.Brad also shares the story of John D. Rockefeller, one of the wealthiest men in American history, and explores why the desire for "just a little bit more" never seems to go away. From expensive gadgets to video games that somehow get boring two weeks after you buy them, we all know what it's like to chase the next big thing.But here's the truth: If your happiness is always waiting on the next thing, you'll spend your whole life waiting to be happy.Maybe the problem isn't that we don't have enough. Maybe it's that we're expecting the things we have to give us something only God can provide.This week, Brad challenges us to stop chasing what we don't have and start appreciating what God has already placed in front of us.Because the good things in life make terrible gods. They're meant to be enjoyed, not worshiped.And maybe, just maybe, the life you're waiting to enjoy is the life God is already inviting you to be thankful for.Scripture: Ecclesiastes 2:1–11, 24–25
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