TOTAL SATISFACTION IN GOD (10 OF 10)
Scripture: Exodus 20:17
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Total Satisfaction in God (10 of 10)
Series: 10 Commandments
Patrick Edwards
Exodus 20:17
Introduction
Two poets once wrote,
When I'm drivin' in my car, and the man come on the radio?He's tellin' me more and more about some useless information?Supposed to fire my imagination
When I'm watchin' my TV and a man comes on and tells me?How white my shirts can be?But, he can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke?The same cigarettes as me
I can't get no, oh, no, no, no, hey, hey, hey?That's what I say?I can't get no satisfaction, I can't get no satisfaction?'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try?I can't get no, I can't get no satisfaction.
It's a timeless sentiment that whatever we have it's never enough. And to only make it worse there's a world around you only reinforcing this discontentment with what you have. Whether it be commercials on T.V. or radio, or more likely today ads on web and your social media. Right, I mean it's scary but you'll just be talking about cars or clothing or food or something and the next thing you know you open your phone and there are ads for that very thing you were just talking about. It freaks me out!
And it's not just consumer marketing that feeds our discontentment; just looking at what others have can be a major source of dissatisfaction in our lives as well. We see each other's homes or cars or lifestyles. Let's be frank, we watch each other's Instagram or Twitter or Facebook and we think, 'I should be doing that or making that,' or 'That's what my life should be like.' We play this comparison game to the stuff that others have or the kinds of relationships or fun or careers they have.
Of course, the reality is that marketing campaigns and the lifestyles of others wouldn't have any effect on us if ultimately what we weren't suffering from wasn't a heart issue. Right? I mean sure, sometimes a marketing campaign may hit you really hard with something or someone close to you may somewhat rub what they hav ...
Series: 10 Commandments
Patrick Edwards
Exodus 20:17
Introduction
Two poets once wrote,
When I'm drivin' in my car, and the man come on the radio?He's tellin' me more and more about some useless information?Supposed to fire my imagination
When I'm watchin' my TV and a man comes on and tells me?How white my shirts can be?But, he can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke?The same cigarettes as me
I can't get no, oh, no, no, no, hey, hey, hey?That's what I say?I can't get no satisfaction, I can't get no satisfaction?'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try?I can't get no, I can't get no satisfaction.
It's a timeless sentiment that whatever we have it's never enough. And to only make it worse there's a world around you only reinforcing this discontentment with what you have. Whether it be commercials on T.V. or radio, or more likely today ads on web and your social media. Right, I mean it's scary but you'll just be talking about cars or clothing or food or something and the next thing you know you open your phone and there are ads for that very thing you were just talking about. It freaks me out!
And it's not just consumer marketing that feeds our discontentment; just looking at what others have can be a major source of dissatisfaction in our lives as well. We see each other's homes or cars or lifestyles. Let's be frank, we watch each other's Instagram or Twitter or Facebook and we think, 'I should be doing that or making that,' or 'That's what my life should be like.' We play this comparison game to the stuff that others have or the kinds of relationships or fun or careers they have.
Of course, the reality is that marketing campaigns and the lifestyles of others wouldn't have any effect on us if ultimately what we weren't suffering from wasn't a heart issue. Right? I mean sure, sometimes a marketing campaign may hit you really hard with something or someone close to you may somewhat rub what they hav ...
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