"But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God."
Matthew 4:4
I like the idea here that nourishment comes from the Lord... which doesn't mean we should give up eating or anything, but more along the lines of how Christ is using it here... God can make up for whatever we lack, so we don't have to be driven by any other need. THe fact that God provides for us gives us more freedom and more choices, because we don't have to be desperate for that bread, or whatever else. We can direct all our essential needs to the Lord and he can help us fulfil them in appropriate ways, or, in some cases, help us learn that specific needs are there imperfectly masking a deeper void that can only be healed and filled by God.
Today, let's take a step back from our impatience and desperation and turn to God for help handling our needs and our wants, and doing things his way, which is the way to true happiness.
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