WHY AM I NOT SATISFIED? (7 OF 11)
by Jim Perdue
Scripture: Psalm 107:1-43
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Title: Why Am I Not Satisfied? (7 of 11)
Series: Questions For God
Author: Jim Perdue
Text: Psalm 107:1-43
- *It's never enough! As a society, have more stuff than ever but we are never satisfied. You can supersize your fast-food orders, you can purchase newer, more expensive phones, you can buy bigger houses and nicer cars, and it will never be enough. Here's a very simple way to prove to you that we already have too much stuff as it is but we're never satisfied. Just ride around Warner Robins and see how many storage facilities people are building. Those things are everywhere! The garage is full, the attic is full, the spare bedroom is full, and we still have more stuff. So we need to rent another room somewhere else to store it. Why is it never enough? It's not because we don't have enough stuff. We have more than enough stuff. It's because we're never satisfied. We live in the most prosperous nation in history. There's more wealth in American than any nation in the history of the world. But Americans are not happy. We aren't satisfied. Just last year, CNN reported that "American happiness hits record low." I won't get into the specifics of the percentages but they have been asking the same basic questions since 1972. And for the first time, more people claim they are unhappy and not satisfied than those who claim the opposite. And it's not just about the current condition of our country. It's also about a lack of optimism about the future. There used to be more optimists in American than pessimists. Not anymore. Now, a majority of Americans are not hopeful about the future. And here we are as a nation. We have never been more connected through technology, cell phones, and social media. But we have never been more alone. We have never seen a more prosperous and affluent country on earth, but it's not enough. Everything within us cries out, Why am I not satisfied?*
- The psalmist addresses this question in Psalm 107. In fact, the psalmist begins with gra ...
Series: Questions For God
Author: Jim Perdue
Text: Psalm 107:1-43
- *It's never enough! As a society, have more stuff than ever but we are never satisfied. You can supersize your fast-food orders, you can purchase newer, more expensive phones, you can buy bigger houses and nicer cars, and it will never be enough. Here's a very simple way to prove to you that we already have too much stuff as it is but we're never satisfied. Just ride around Warner Robins and see how many storage facilities people are building. Those things are everywhere! The garage is full, the attic is full, the spare bedroom is full, and we still have more stuff. So we need to rent another room somewhere else to store it. Why is it never enough? It's not because we don't have enough stuff. We have more than enough stuff. It's because we're never satisfied. We live in the most prosperous nation in history. There's more wealth in American than any nation in the history of the world. But Americans are not happy. We aren't satisfied. Just last year, CNN reported that "American happiness hits record low." I won't get into the specifics of the percentages but they have been asking the same basic questions since 1972. And for the first time, more people claim they are unhappy and not satisfied than those who claim the opposite. And it's not just about the current condition of our country. It's also about a lack of optimism about the future. There used to be more optimists in American than pessimists. Not anymore. Now, a majority of Americans are not hopeful about the future. And here we are as a nation. We have never been more connected through technology, cell phones, and social media. But we have never been more alone. We have never seen a more prosperous and affluent country on earth, but it's not enough. Everything within us cries out, Why am I not satisfied?*
- The psalmist addresses this question in Psalm 107. In fact, the psalmist begins with gra ...
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