Jesus Is Our Sufficiency: Bring Your Empty Jars

``What what are your jars? What are your empty jars? Because he wants to fill them for you. He wants to meet every single need. No more, no less. Because he is your sufficiency And through his sufficiency, you get to have fullness of life. You get to have lives full of joy, full of peace, full of contentment, where all your needs are met because of the sufficiency of Jesus, because of the work he did on the cross, because of the price that he paid for you. [01:02:14] (43 seconds)  #BringYourEmptyJars

Comparison is the thief of joy, and I I think sometimes we can have the tendency to ask for things because we see somebody else has it, so therefore I want it. But that's not that's not the motive behind our asking. That shouldn't be our motive. Ask for things with a thankful heart. Don't just complain or whine or compare yourself and ask for that. But what do you actually need? And ask God for those things. And do so with thankfulness and gratitude. [00:50:01] (41 seconds)  #AskWithGratitude

Ask me for what you need. And it's not because he doesn't know what we need, but it's because he wants our active participation in relationship with him. He doesn't want us to just stand on the sidelines and just expect that he's gonna figure it out. He wants you to participate. He wants you to take that step. He wants you to ask for what you need. [00:49:31] (23 seconds)  #ParticipateInPrayer

Everything is worthy of being prayed about. Every little thing, every big thing, it it doesn't matter. It's worthy of being brought to the feet of Jesus. And it talks about this idea of of prayer and petition. And although they are similar, they are distinct. Prayer is it's broader. It's how we communicate with God. But petition is it's specific, and it's when we actually directly ask God for something. [00:48:55] (33 seconds)  #PrayerAndPetition

Our giving to God's work is is similar to the Old Testament sacrifices, which were incredibly costly to the people who gave them. They would give animals like bulls and rams and they didn't just come by. It was something that was they worked for or something that they had to purchase and it cost so much for them, but they would give those things to God. And it was pleasing to him. And we're able to give too because God supplies our needs. [00:57:53] (34 seconds)  #SacrificialGiving

It didn't matter. It didn't matter if he was in a lack or in an abundance. He chose to be content. He learned to be content. And it's because his contentment wasn't based on himself. It wasn't based on his life. It wasn't based on the good things or the bad things going on in his life, but it was based on the work of Jesus. [00:54:39] (23 seconds)  #ContentInChrist

We think that if we just get the approval of that one person, maybe, maybe, maybe I'll be able to do it. Or if I just save enough money, I'll be able to afford it. Or if I get that house, I'll be set for life. If I do x y and z, I'm never gonna have to be worried anymore. But I have something to say to you. You're never it's never gonna be enough. It's never gonna be enough. You're never gonna be enough. [00:44:03] (32 seconds)  #NeverEnoughTrap

He was a man who experienced very difficult things in his life, who experienced incredible highs and incredible lows. Whether he was imprisoned by Romans or he was living in freedom, he was content. Whether he was in an abundance of finances or in an extreme lack, he was content. Whether he was hungry or had a full stomach, he was content. [00:54:06] (33 seconds)  #ContentInEverySeason

Everything is worthy of being prayed about. Every little thing, every big thing, it it doesn't matter. It's worthy of being brought to the feet of Jesus. And it talks about this idea of of prayer and petition. And although they are similar, they are distinct. Prayer is it's broader. It's how we communicate with God. But petition is it's specific, and it's when we actually directly ask God for something. And he asks us to do this. Ask me for what you need. And it's not because he doesn't know what we need, but it's because he wants our active participation in relationship with him. He doesn't want us to just stand on the sidelines and just expect that he's gonna figure it out. He wants you to participate. He wants you to take that step. He wants you to ask for what you need. [00:48:54] (59 seconds)