HOW TO LIVE A SATISFIED LIFE
Isaiah 55:1-3
V:1
"Come, all you who are thirsty, come
to the waters;
and
you who have no money, come, buy and eat!
Come,
buy wine and milk without money and without cost.
2
Why spend money on what is not bread,
and
your labor on what does not satisfy?
Listen,
listen to me, and eat what is good,
and
your soul will delight in the richest of fare.
3
Give ear and come to me;
hear
me, that your soul may live.
I
will make an everlasting covenant with you,
my
faithful love promised to David.
It
is my belief that everybody wants to be satisfied with
Their
lives. I think everyone wants to feel they can handle
Life’s
problems. It is my belief that everyone
wants to feel
They
are in control. We want to be in control physically
And
emotionally
Most
of the time we put up a good front. All too often
People
on the outside are fooled.
When
we can’t handle things, we can get depressed.
Depression
can be emotionally overwhelming. We hear
Of
too many successful people committing suicide.
There
are many unnamed people who can’t handle
Life’s
situations and see suicide as the only way to
Relieve
the pain.
There
are many who struggle with depression
And
dissatisfaction with life that you never hear about.
Dissatisfaction
can display itself in many other ways,
We
make vain attempts to satisfy ourselves with
Money.
Possessions, position, or prestige.
Other
ways to satisfy is the excess use of alcohol, drugs
Pleasure
or pride. If we get satisfaction, it is
short-lived.
The
world sets us up to be dissatisfied. All you
Have
to do is look at the products and services
That
are advertised over and over again. You can
Become:
Dissatisfied
with your weight
Dissatisfied
with your diet
Dissatisfied
with your exercised program
Dissatisfied
with your clothes
Dissatisfied
with the way you look
There
are everyday problems we have to deal with; family, job
Career
goals, bills. All are reasons for
dissatisfaction.
The
world presents the perfect person. But the perfect person
Does
not exist.
Behind
the smiles could be someone crying on the inside for
Help.
According
to Mental Health America
There are many risk factors that triggers mental
health issues.
Here are a few examples:
·
Genetics. Mental illness often runs in the family.
·
Environment. Living in a stressful environment can make you
more likely to develop a mental illness. Things like living in poverty or
having an abusive family put a lot of stress on your brain and often trigger
mental illness.
·
Childhood
trauma. Even if you’re
no longer in a stressful environment, things that happened to you as a child
can have an impact later in life.
·
Stressful
events: like losing a loved
one, or being in a car accident.
·
Negative
thoughts. Constantly putting
yourself down or expecting the worst can get you stuck in a cycle of depression
or anxiety.
·
Unhealthy
habits: like not getting
enough sleep, or not eating.
·
Drugs
and alcohol: Abusing drugs and
alcohol can trigger a mental illness. It can also make it harder to recover
from mental illness.
·
Brain
chemistry. Mental illness
involves an imbalance of natural chemicals in your brain and your body.
We
are bombarded with social expectations that may trigger
Mental
problems.
What
should a strong man or woman look like?
Many
times we try to live up to the expectations of others.
We
may set unrealistic expectations for ourselves.
What
happens when we don’t measure up.
The
world tries to convince us that we ought to look
A
certain way, that we ought to think a certain way and
That
we ought to be a certain way.
The
world tries to convince us that we ought to be able
To
handle everything by ourselves because we are strong in
Ourselves.
The
world tries to convince us not to be satisfied unless
We
are a picture of success. It is all a
lie.
We
are all mental beings.
God
has given us the right to joyful, to be sad, to be angry,
To
be frustrated, to be disappointed. To be jealous, to be
Envious
and to be satisfied.
We
are all one step from a mental breakdown in one of
These
areas.
The
question is;
HOW
DO YOU BE SATISFIED WITH YOURSELF?
Given
all the pressures that you are under, how do
Find
a balance that keeps you falling off the edge.
In
the text, God gives us the way to be satisfied with life.
God
Give Us Three Points To Mental Health, mental well being.
Look
at the text again;
Isaiah
55:1-4
V:1
"Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters;
and
you who have no money, come, buy and eat!
Come,
buy wine and milk without money and without cost.
2
Why spend money on what is not bread,
and
your labor on what does not satisfy?
Listen,
listen to me, and eat what is good,
and
your soul will delight in the richest of fare.
3
Give ear and come to me; hear me, that your soul may live.
I
will make an everlasting covenant with you,
my
faithful love promised to David.
SATISFY
YOUR THIRST
V:1a
"Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters;
and
you who have no money, come, buy and eat!
A. Before God gives grace, He gives a thirst for
grace.
1. Those
who are thirsty, have a deep desire for
Change.
1. A
deep desire for satisfaction
2. A
deep desire for inner peace
3. . THIRST. A figure for unresting desire,
setting us upon pursuit and effort. Thirsting man will spend himself in mad
strivings. thirsting is the more impressive
figure of a man's condition. Everybody is eagerly wanting something
4. Spiritual
thirsting is different from worldly thirsting
5. Spiritual
thirsting is a deep desire for the joy of the Lord.
6. A
deep desire for the love of God
7. A
deep desire for His protection and provisions.
B. Where
do you come?
1. The
world will have you going in all directions.
2. The
world has no final destination.
3. The
world is chasing the next idea.
4. You
come to the Lord for satisfaction.
5. You
come to the Lord because He does not change.
6. You
come to the Lord because He is always available
7. You
come to the Lord because He has all you need.
THE
REASON YOU COME
V:1b
Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.
A. Wine
represents the Holy Spirit
1. Milk
represents the living Word.
2. We
come to the Lord for His knowledge
And the power of the Holy Spirit.
B. Notice
it cost us nothing, but it cost Jesus everything
1. You
can’t buy the Lord, but you can submit your
Self to Him
2. You
cannot get access to the power of the Holy Spirit
Without accepting Jesus as your Lord and Savior.
C. You
cannot apply the power of the Word in your life
Without constant study and meditation.
1. It
is the constant study and meditation of the Word
That provides the richness of life.
2. Without
the Word, we are spiritually bankrupt.
3. With
the Word is an abundance of God’s grace and
Mercy.
4. With
the Word comes inter satisfaction.
SATISFY
YOUR HUNGER
V:2a
Why spend money on what is not bread,
and
your labor on what does not satisfy?
A. Jesus
is the bread of life
1. We
need to get full on Jesus before anything else.
2. Once
you are full, you don’t have an appetite for
Anything else.
3. We
need to start each day with the menu Jesus provides.
B. We
are quick to buy some expensive exercise
Equipment or join a gym.
1. We
are quick to subscribe to diet program
And pay good money.
2. I
am not knocking exercise or diet. We should
Exercise and we should diet.
3. Exercise
and diet will not provide satisfaction
a. It
is not bread. It is not the Word of God.
4. We
are quick to pursue jobs, houses, investments
All sorts.
5. We
are slow to feed the spirit and the soul.
6. Satisfaction
comes from within, not from the outside.
7. Satisfaction
comes from the heart, not physical
Strength, or body proportions.
8. Satisfaction
does not come from the amount of stuff
You accumulate.
9. Satisfaction
comes from a relationship with the Lord
SATISFY
YOU SOUL
V:2b
Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good,
and
your soul will delight in the richest of fare.
A. The
only thing good is the Word of God.
1. Everything
else is full of falsehoods.
2. Mark
10:18
"Why do you
call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good — except God alone.
B. We
are commanded to listen to the Word and diligently
And Seek an understanding.
1. We have the Word. The question is do you understand
How to apply it
to your life situations?
3. When
you eat food it goes into the stomach and is
Digested.
4. Food
goes into the bloodstream and nourishes
Every cell in the body.
5. When
you study the Word of God you digest it into
The soul.
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through
and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 The one who calls you is faithful and he
will do it.
6. The soul is the seat of your emotions. That is
the mental part
Of you
If you don’t feed the soul, Satan will
7. From
the soul comes a realization of the richness of life.
8. When
you look at what God has done and is doing
You find satisfaction
THE
PROMISE OF A SATISFIED LIFE
3
Give ear and come to me;
hear
me, that your soul may live.
I
will make an everlasting covenant with you,
my
faithful love promised to David.
A. God
commands us to listen to the Word and draw
Near to Him.
1. To Hear
the Word we have to study and meditate.
2. We
have to apply the Word to our lives
3. We
must focus on feeding the soul as much as we
Feed the body.
4. The
soul lives on the Word
5. Satisfaction
comes from the soul.
B. God
promises His love for us when we satisfy the
Soul with His righteousness.
1. Everlasting
life is promised by God.
2. God
will keep His promises.
SATIFACTION
COME WHEN YOUR PERSONAL LIFE, LINES UP
WITH
YOUR SPIRITUAL LIFE
IN
SUMMARY
TO LIVE A SATISFIED LIFE
SATISFY
YOUR THIRST
SATISFY
YOUR HUNGRY
SATISFY
YOUR SOUL
GOD
PROMISED YOU A SATISFIED LIFE
Rev.
M. Mitchell
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