How to find contentment? 1. Praise Jesus 2. Be thankful for the gift of a start to a new day! 3. Find a brother or sister in Christ to bless!

Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good. 6 For I will set mine eyes upon to know me, that I am the Lord: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt: 9 And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb

Hosea 9 (KJV) 1 Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor. 2 The floor and the winepress shall not feed them but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God. 9 They have give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. 15 All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more

Should I receive comfort in these? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not? works; for they shall not profit thee. 13 When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart. 18 I have

fetch the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save strong and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight. 10 And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten 12 And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent But she answered not, neither did she regard it. 21 And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory

guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, Ephesians 5:6 (KJV) Let no man deceive you Jeremiah 9:6 (KJV) Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, Revelation 21:8 (KJV) But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers , and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire

2 The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it. 14 Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of fatherless. 15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find

Bible) In a world where “everything goes” and one can “choose” there destiny comes also with great responsibility One can argue that, “Oxygen doesn’t exist in the 'air' and 'water' can be whatever you choose it to be The same thing is true about the Creator one needs Him to live a life of "real" excellence and happiness To find "real" life.

We have a chance to develop character on earth now, and grow to learn from any mistakes or hardships

the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle. 21And in his estate shall stand up a vile person enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have , and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape. 43But he shall have

For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. 27 And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain . 28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: 29 For our God is a consuming fire.

'One passes the test of life when they yield to God as their rock-foundation of life and rely on Him God offers true life and when you “partner” with God He will help you. Trust in Jesus Today! of the Gentiles; 16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up. 17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you