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Politics By Faith w/Mike Slater

The Rare Jewel: Weight Of Glory

Politics By Faith w/Mike Slater

The First Digital Inc.

News, Politics, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9592 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

No suffering is meaningless. Can you find contentment in that? But if no suffering is meaningless, what is it? It sure feels meaningless! Once we know 2 Corinthians 4:17 then we know how the heart gets contentment. Public Sq: Download the PublicSq. app today and connects freedom-loving Americans with the communities and business that share their values. Visit https://publicsq.com today. Patriot Gold: Call the Proud Americans of the Patriot Gold Group today. 888-617-6122 and mention Mike Slater sent you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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We've talked about contentment, inspired by Jeremiah Burroughs, Puritan pastor from like the 1600s. Okay, so great. I said, I get all good points about contempt, blah, blah, blah, blah. But how do I get it? I still want it. And you haven't told me how to get it. Well, we're in luck because Jeremiah Burroughs and his book here has a chapter called

0:56.9

By this means he gets contentment.

0:59.9

Yes, finally tell me, by what means do I get contentment?

1:04.7

A gracious heart is contented by the melting of his will and desires into God's will and desires. I don't like that answer.

1:17.5

I don't like, I reject it. I don't think you get it. I want my will and desires to be met.

1:22.9

I'm anxious because my will and desires have not been met, been met. So I'm going to be anxious until they are.

1:29.3

And the gracious heart melts your will and desires into God's will and desires. There's a Hindu

1:39.0

idea, which is where you eliminate all desires. That's not it. We're not looking to eliminate all desires. That's not it.

1:45.2

We're not looking to eliminate all desires.

1:47.6

We're looking to melt ours into his.

1:52.9

But God, I want a house this big and you're not giving it to me.

1:57.5

And I'm anxious about it because I want this house and I need this much money.

2:01.3

And you're not giving me this much money so I can get this big of a house and I'm discontent. And if only you gave me that much money, then I'd be content to God. That's not it. I say those are not God's desires. I don't know what God's desires are, but they may not be. those are your desires

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