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I am reading this book called "Dare 2B Wise" by authors Joe White and Kelli Stuart. The book contains chapters which are presented as 10-minute devotions, reflections on values. This particular chapter I read called "the price of peace", I thought was very inspiring. In order to establish the permanency of the content I decided to write the contents of the chapter as a blog-post.
What follows hence, is an excerpt from the the book in the words of Joe White.
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Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.
--Proverbs 17:1
How much money do you have?
How beautiful is she?
How "hot" is he?
What kind of car do you drive?
How fast can he run the forty?
How big is her house?
How skinny is your body?
How muscular is he?
What kind of clothes does she wear?
In our appearance-crazed society, we measure "wealth" in a lot of interesting ways, such as our looks, our athletic ability, our car, our figure, our build.
I've probably met a million kids in my lifetime. I've talked with thousands one-on-one. I've gotten to know hundreds pretty well.
You wanna know what? The most beautiful are usually not the happiest. The most handsome may not be the most fulfilled. The best athlete is not necessarily the most content with himself. The guy with the hottest car is not generally the most peaceful.
In fact looks, talents and wealth usually have very little to do with a person's inner peace, joy, and sense of fulfillment. In the long run, the things that matter the most aren't the things we can see and possess.
Advertisers unrelentingly work to make us think that things are paramount, so they can sell their product.
If people were content with who they are and what they have, clothing and jewelery and diet deals wouldn't sell very well, would they?
Peace -- in your family and in yourself -- is what really matters.
Do you have joy in your heart? Joy comes from being thankful in all circumstances and serving others more than you serve yourself.
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Thank you.
