Genesis 13 audio sermon4/17/2024 Jeremiah Burroughs, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment, 18 When the soul can make over, as it were, its will to God, it must needs be contented". It is said of believers that they are joined to the Lord, and are one spirit that means, that whatever God's will is, I do not only see good reason to submit to it, but God's will is my will. He can make God's will and his own the same. You all say that you should submit to God's will a Christian has got beyond this. This is a small degree higher than submitting to the will of God. So that, in one sense, he comes to have his desires satisfied though he does not obtain the thing that he desired before still he comes to be satisfied with this, because he makes his will to be at one with God's will. "by melting his will and desires into God's will. Jeremiah Burroughs said contentment comes Introduction Option 2: Melting into God's Will Let's read our text and see what we can learn. Abraham understood this and it enabled him to stand down when faced with a conflict with Lot. You say with the Psalmist "Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you" (Ps. Of course you pray, seek, and labor for some things that will never come to pass, but in the end you are content with God whatever God decided for your life. What do I mean? When your heart is aligned with God's heart, when He is enough for you, you only want what He wants to give you. But biblically speaking, you can always get what you want. There are things that we want, even demand, that we know we will never get. But if you try sometimes, well you just might find, you get what you need." Many of us think this way. The Rolling Stones sang, "You can't always get what you want. To be used with: Session Three "Stand Down" Alternate title: "You Can Always Get What You Want" Scriptures: Genesis 13:1–18 Introduction Option 1: You Can Always Get What You Want Sermon series: When Relationships Collide
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