This time, instead of starting with what you have, start with Jesus. Start with his wealth, his resources, and his strength. Before you open the ledger, open your heart.

WHEN OUR DEEPEST DESIRE IS NOT THE THINGS OF GOD, OR A FAVOR FROM GOD, BUT GOD HIMSELF, WE CROSS A THRESHOLD.

You'll never know that Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you have.

Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes" (Matt. 6:34 MSG). That

He motions for you to lean forward. "I have a secret to tell you," he whispers, "the secret of satisfaction. 'The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want'" (Ps. 23: 1 NKJV). David has found the pasture where discontent goes to die. It's as if he is saying, "What I have in God is greater than what I don't have in life.

As long as you think you can handle all of your problems by yourself, you don't need a problem-fixer. As long as you are feeling happy, you don't need comfort. As long as you would rather follow your friends Monday through Saturday and follow Jesus only on Sunday, you're not really following Him at all. Because He wants all of you every day, not just a little bit on Sunday.

Make life easier for you.

Today, everything I need shall be supplied to me.

Everything I need shall be provided today. Everything.

True happiness results less from money than from our relationships—with ourselves, with other people, and with God.

You and I need to obey God. When we do, the consequences of our obedience become God's problem and not ours.

The LORD your God is bringing you into a good land … where you will eat food with-out shortage, where you will lack nothing.Deuteronomy 8:7, 9