{"id":161,"date":"2008-02-27T06:00:20","date_gmt":"2008-02-27T13:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devonline.us\/dailyevotional\/archives\/161"},"modified":"2008-02-27T06:00:21","modified_gmt":"2008-02-27T13:00:21","slug":"too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/too\/","title":{"rendered":"“TOO!”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Psalm 22:26-28<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The poor will eat and be satisfied; they who seek the LORD will praise Him\u2014may your hearts live forever! All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations will bow down before Him, for dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Have you ever noticed how often the word “TOO<\/strong>” is used? On Monday I was talking to a bookkeeper. I asked her; “How was your weekend?” Her answer was; “It was too<\/strong> short!” She laughed and said, “You know, if you are miserable, it is too<\/strong> long, but if you are enjoying it, it is too<\/strong> short!”<\/p>\n

I started thinking about the many times I have heard people use that word “too<\/strong>” in a negative sense. It’s too<\/strong> hot or too<\/strong> cold, too<\/strong> wet or too<\/strong> dry, too<\/strong> early or too<\/strong> late, too<\/strong> young or too<\/strong> old, too<\/strong> short or too<\/strong> long, too<\/strong> generous or too<\/strong> frugal—I think you get the point.<\/p>\n

The children of Israel failed to enjoy the miracles God provided for them during the Exodus. They were too<\/strong> full of the life they had left to rejoice in what God was doing for them and what He had prepared for them. They were too<\/strong> thirsty and too<\/strong> hungry and yes, even too<\/strong> homesick for their former lives of slavery to appreciate what God was doing for them.<\/p>\n

Let’s examine ourselves to consider if this attitude of dissatisfaction is present in our own life. It will be difficult since it is very subtle. Think of the areas of discontent that prevent you from thanking God for the things He has brought into your life:<\/p>\n