Psalm 4:6-8 (ERV) Many people say, “I wish I could enjoy the good life. Lord, give us some of those blessings.” But you have made me happier than they will ever be with all their wine and grain. When I go to bed, I sleep in peace, because, Lord, you keep me safe.

There are many persons right now feeling alone or depressed or unworthy… they have feelings of inadequacy. There is too much of that going on in today’s world. Too much suffering that is caused from a mental deprivation, when there is a simple answer that has been overlooked. A simple answer that perhaps is too simple, that it has become unbelievable. A simple answer overlooked that has caused a continued cycle of negativity and depression. A cycle that has created a void that seems unable to be filled or blinds us so much so, we are unable to see the One who can fill the void. We are caught up in a mental abyss that prevents any sort of positive thinking and acceptance through faith that we are indeed enjoying the good life filled with blessings.

We instead feed on the feeling that says “I wish I could enjoy life” and that feeding keeps us stuck repeating the same thought over and over in our heads, having a one-sided conversation which prevents us from hearing any other voice. We see persons everyday on the road who we ourselves stereotype as being crazy, delusional – when we are also crazy and delusional from knowing that we can and are living a better life. Yet, we continue this conversation in our heads – alone – saying “I wish I could enjoy the good life”. Now is that madness or what? That is not for us, God’s chosen. That is not the life we (who have accepted Christ in our life) chose.

“I wish I could have the good life. Lord. Give me some of those blessings” and God smiles and carry on with his work because he does not understand,  as far as he knows … the very people who are crying out for a blessing, has already been blessed. What are we looking for? It only takes a minute for some of us to look around and see how blessed we are and to see the good life that we are living. It only takes a minute to think about those persons who have been given six months to live or to see someone who has no feet or someone who has no food to eat to realize that we are indeed blessed and we are living the good life. What more do we want?

We want things that we are not yet ready for, things that we would never appreciate if it was given to us today. Things we have not worked for.

Why not look around to day with opened eyes and ears and see that we are indeed blessed in many ways, too many to count. Why not start thanking God for the good life. Why not start seeing things as David did and start thanking God instead of being one of the many people who say, “I wish I could enjoy the good life. Lord, give us some of those blessings.” Why not say instead you have made me happier than they (the others who ask for the good life and blessings) will ever be with all their wine and grain.
 Because when I go to bed, I sleep in peace, because, Lord, you keep me safe. That is all we need!