Our Daily Bread Devotional | 4th June 2022 — God Focus
Our Daily Bread Devotional | 4th June 2022 — God Focus
Our Daily Bread Devotional | 4th June 2022 — God Focus
Read On this page today Our Daily Bread Devotional 4th June 2022 By Pastor Kenneth Copeland Brought to you by Impacttunes
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TOPIC: God Focus
TEXT: Godliness with contentment is great gain. 1 Timothy 6:6
BIBLE READING: 2 Chronicles 21–22, John 14
Today’s Scripture & Insight: 1 Timothy 6:6–11
Our Daily Bread Devotional | 4th June 2022 — God Focus
When I was shopping for engagement rings, I spent many hours looking for exactly the right diamond. I was plagued by the thought, What if I miss the best one?
According to economic psychologist Barry Schwartz, my chronic indecision indicates that I am what he calls a “maximizer,” in contrast to a “satisficer.” A satisficer makes choices based on whether something is adequate for their needs. Maximizers? We have a need to always make the best choice (guilty!). The potential outcome of our indecision in the face of many choices? Anxiety, depression, and discontent. In fact, sociologists have coined another phrase for this phenomenon: fear of missing out.
Our Daily Bread Devotional | 4th June 2022
We won’t find the words maximizer or satisficer in Scripture, of course. But we do find a similar idea. In 1 Timothy, Paul challenged Timothy to find value in God rather than the things of this world. The world’s promises of fulfillment can never fully deliver. Paul wanted Timothy to instead root his identity in God: “Godliness with contentment is great gain” (6:6). Paul sounds like a satisficer when he adds, “But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that” (v. 8).
Our Daily Bread Devotional | 4th June 2022 — God Focus
When I fixate on the myriad ways the world promises fulfillment, I usually end up restless and unsatisfied. But when I focus on God and relinquish my compulsive urge to maximize, my soul moves toward genuine contentment and rest.
Reflect & Pray
Would you say you tend to be a content person? Why or why not? How do you think your relationship with God affects your overall contentment in life?
Father, help me to remember that only You can fill my soul.
Prayer Of Salvation
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Say This Prayer
Dear God,
I come to You in the Name of Jesus. I admit that I am not right with You, and I want to be right with You. I ask You to forgive me of all my sins. The Bible says if I confess with my mouth that “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in my heart that God raised.
