Philippians 4:11 (NIV)
I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have
learned to be content whatever the circumstances.
There once was a king who had more money than he knew
what to do with. He owned all of the land as far as the eye could see, several
castles, and he ruled his land with an iron fist. But no matter how much he
had, he never seemed to have enough and was a very miserable man.
One day he told his servant, "I want you to go out
and scour the land, from one horizon to the other, and find the happiest man on
earth, and bring me his shirt. Once I have the shirt of the happiest man, I
will be able to be happy myself. And I don't want you to return without that
shirt or you will be beheaded."
The servant set out about his mission and was gone for
many moons. The king was getting impatient as he waited and waited. Finally,
after many months of searching, the servant returned, on hands and knees,
crawling before the king. The king noticed the servants hands were empty and
became very angry.
He told the servant that he had one minute before he was
to be beheaded and he had better explain why he had disobeyed his orders. With
tears in his eyes, the servant looked to the king and said
"Master, I did as you said, I searched from horizon
to horizon looking for the happiest man on earth, and I finally found
him."
So the kings asks, "Why didn't you bring me the
shirt of this man?"
The servant replied, "Master, the happiest man on
earth did not own a shirt."
Dear Lord, we pray that we would be happy with what You
have given us. Help us not to continually seek for more but instead be thankful
when You give us more. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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