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Want More, Need Less
Weekly Edition #81: August 12th, 2026
Verse I Like:
“Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned, in whatever situation I am, to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”
“Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”
Weekly Dose
Sometimes I turn “I am grateful for what I have” into “Wanting more is immoral.”
This is a line that needs to be walked properly—the line between ambition and gratitude.
There is nothing wrong with wanting more out of life.
Striving and building are good. But putting unrealistic expectations on ‘more’ like “total happiness” is incredibly dangerous.
“I want that” becomes “I’ll be happy when I have that.”
That’s where ambition starts robbing us of the life we already have.
Can we learn to want more without needing more.
Quotes I Like:
“He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.”
“All human wisdom is summed up in these two words, — Wait and hope.”
“The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind.”
Mane Message
David knew he was going to be king from the time Samuel had anointed him years earlier.
He had defeated Goliath becoming a successful warrior and gaining the admiration of Israel.
Yet instead of sitting on a throne, David found himself hiding in caves from Saul.
Then one day, Saul unknowingly entered the very cave where David and his men were hiding.
David finally had his opportunity. This was the throne God had promised him.
But David did not harm Saul.
David wanted to be king, but his ‘want’ did not outweigh doing what is right.
We should be ambitious.
We should want to build things, become better, and make something out of the lives we've been given.
But ambition becomes dangerous when “I want that” slowly turns into “It is not enough without that.”
Why?
Enough will never be enough. A finish line will always lead to the next finish line
We become so focused on getting to the next thing that our current life starts to feel like an obstacle.
But they are never wasted years.
He was learning to lead before he led a nation.
He was learning restraint before he was given power.
He was becoming the man capable of carrying what he had asked for.
Can we want more without needing more?
Ambition says:
“I want to see what I can build with what I've been given.”
Gratitude says:
“My life is not on hold until I build it.”
We can still chase the things we want.
David still wanted the throne.
He just didn't lose sight of all he was given because he was still in the cave.
Weekly Ponder
What have I convinced myself that I “need” in order to be enough?
Can I not see that everything I have now was what I once only hoped for?
Enjoying our Content?
Onward and Upward!
