TOTALLY SATISFIED (7 OF 7)
Scripture: Philippians 4:10-14
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Totally Satisfied (7 of 7)
Series: Joy Ride
James Merritt
Philippians 4:10-19
Introduction
1. I want to confess a fear that I have which may be the greatest fear that I have ever had and it seems to increase as I get older. Before I share it with you, I already know that not only I am the only one that has this fear, but this fear is absolutely growing in America at an exponential rate primarily because of the internet and social media. My fear is known as ''fomo'' which is known as the fear of missing out.
2. The phenomenon was first identified in 1996 by a marketing strategist named, dr. Dan Herman. ''Fomo'' refers to the apprehension that you either don't know, you are out of touch with some social event, experience, or interaction. People who struggle with ''fomo'' may not know exactly what they are missing out on, but they still have this fear that others are having a better time than they are, or having a more rewarding experience than they are, or enjoying life more than they are, or having some things they don't have.
3. What this leads to is the inability to be totally satisfied with where you are at a given moment, who you are at a point in time, or what you currently have in your possession. This is compounded by the fact that the most important thing we want in life is satisfaction. Getting what we want when we want it is a part of our daily life. If we don't like a television show we hit the button and change the channel. If we don't like a song we are listening to we hit the button and change the song. The first time something happens at church that we don't like we just hit the button and change churches.
4. Today, we are told that either what we have, where we are, the way we look, or what we drive is insufficient. We are bombarded with messages to upgrade, trade-in, or borrow to buy it. The economy is driven on perpetual discontent. There are experts at what psychologists now call ''dissatisfaction remediation.''
5. One o ...
Series: Joy Ride
James Merritt
Philippians 4:10-19
Introduction
1. I want to confess a fear that I have which may be the greatest fear that I have ever had and it seems to increase as I get older. Before I share it with you, I already know that not only I am the only one that has this fear, but this fear is absolutely growing in America at an exponential rate primarily because of the internet and social media. My fear is known as ''fomo'' which is known as the fear of missing out.
2. The phenomenon was first identified in 1996 by a marketing strategist named, dr. Dan Herman. ''Fomo'' refers to the apprehension that you either don't know, you are out of touch with some social event, experience, or interaction. People who struggle with ''fomo'' may not know exactly what they are missing out on, but they still have this fear that others are having a better time than they are, or having a more rewarding experience than they are, or enjoying life more than they are, or having some things they don't have.
3. What this leads to is the inability to be totally satisfied with where you are at a given moment, who you are at a point in time, or what you currently have in your possession. This is compounded by the fact that the most important thing we want in life is satisfaction. Getting what we want when we want it is a part of our daily life. If we don't like a television show we hit the button and change the channel. If we don't like a song we are listening to we hit the button and change the song. The first time something happens at church that we don't like we just hit the button and change churches.
4. Today, we are told that either what we have, where we are, the way we look, or what we drive is insufficient. We are bombarded with messages to upgrade, trade-in, or borrow to buy it. The economy is driven on perpetual discontent. There are experts at what psychologists now call ''dissatisfaction remediation.''
5. One o ...
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