The Contented Life Daily DevotionalSample

You Get To Choose

In this passage, the Apostle Paul reminds his readers that they have a choice. Like Paul, God created you in His image, allowing you to freely choose whatever you desire, good or bad. Will you let your mind be governed by the flesh, which desires lust, money, power, jealousy, material items, and everything that distances you from God’s presence? Or will you let your mind be governed by the Spirit, who brings you peace with God, leading to abundant life and a peace that surpasses all understanding?

In today’s world, almost every television channel, social media platform, celebrity, motivational speaker, and influencer points this generation to whatever the flesh desires. They are focused on the temporary satisfaction found in self-pleasure. You may have seen or heard that those who have chosen to pleasure their flesh have fallen into a hamster wheel of life. No matter how much they feed their desires, they never seem satisfied, constantly searching for the next thing.

However, when you choose to let the Holy Spirit influence your mind, He will lead you to a life of peace and contentment. He will lead you to a place where you shall not want because His presence satisfies your every need and overflows you with renewed hope. A hope that flows like a river, touching every person around you.

Today and every day, you have a choice to make. Will you let the noise around you determine where to go, what to do, what to say, how to act, and who to be? Or will you let your Creator, who knows you so well and has created you for a specific purpose, lead you to a place where true contentment is promised?

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By: Payam Jalali