Operation

As you know, we were unable to gather in person this past Sunday due to the weather. While we missed being together, I did share a short video message on envy and contentment, and you can watch it using the link below.

Here is the heart of it.

Envy is the belief that God has been better to someone else than He has been to me.
Envy erases the good and magnifies the missing. It trains our eyes to ignore what God has given and fixate on what He has not.

Contentment, on the other hand, is a settled trust in God that allows you to enjoy what He has given you without being controlled by what He has not.
Contentment is not pretending you do not want more. It is choosing to trust God right where you are.

We talked about three ways envy erases contentment:

• Comparison: Measuring our lives against someone else’s highlight reel.

• Control: Trying to force outcomes instead of trusting God’s timing.

• Counterfeits: Chasing substitutes that promise satisfaction but never deliver it.

And we closed with three “tudes” that help fight envy and protect contentment:

• Gratitude: Thanking God for what is already in our hands.

• Attitude: Choosing how we interpret and respond to our circumstances.

• Fortitude: Staying steady and faithful when life feels unfair or incomplete.

Envy shrinks our world. Contentment enlarges it. One makes us restless. The other lets us rest.

I hope you will take a few minutes to watch the short message and reflect on where God may be inviting you to trade comparison for trust.

We are praying the roads clear and we can all be back together very soon.