Taste more Settle less

“Why settle for less when you can taste more?”

Loren Thornburg

We miss so much in our willingness to settle for less. There are many kinds of settling but what I’m talking about is when you are accepting something that is less than satisfactory; when you are okay with less than okay. We are getting robbed of joy, of peace, of life. I mean if someone stole your money, your car, your phone you would be upset and do what it took to find it or at least find justice. Yet our joy is being stolen and we act like we are living like that’s okay. It happens with a little something here and little something there until it becomes our way of life. Now I am not saying that we should be excited about everything that happens in life. For there are things that happen that bring much sorrow and struggle. But, what I am saying is don’t settle for staying there. I’m saying you don’t have to live a life without joy, without peace, without life. There is more. So join with Sugarland in singing… “I ain't settling for just getting by; I've had enough so so for the rest of my life; Tired of shooting too low, so raise the bar high; Just enough ain't enough this time; I ain't settling for anything less than everything”

“The Spirit of God whets our appetite by giving us a taste of what's ahead. He puts a little of heaven in our hearts so that we'll never settle for less.”

2 Corinthians 5:5

God has given us what we need so that we’ll never settle for less. He’s given us His Spirit! And we need Him!! We are in a battle. The enemy can’t steal the salvation that is in store for those who believe but he can steal the life on the way...and he’s not dumb. He is very sneaky and smart in the ways that he does it so that we don’t even know it’s happening. Yet, God has given us all that we need so that we won’t settle for the enemies plans to steal our life, joy and peace. He provides in all sorts of ways...His Spirit in us whetting our appetite, the word of God calling us to truth, the people around us raising us up, the miracles and wonders of creation, and so much more. It speaks to us saying, ‘you don’t have to stay there’. We have Jesus who is with us, we have the Spirit who lives in us and we have the Father who is for us. No, you don’t have to stay there. It may take time but it’s worth the fight. Don’t settle any longer for anything less than joy, peace, and life.