That happy feeling wore off
bad day, little treat
that little thing made me happy so I got another one but no one told me that the feeling would wear off even the label didn’t have a warning sign danger: this feeling will evaporate like vapor the kind of refrain the wise old guy from Ecclesiastes would keep saying over and over again everything is vapor the tighter you grab onto it the faster it flies away if I had just looked closer I would’ve seen that smirk on the nice cashier’s face her look was basically really? you’re sure about this? you know there’s no return to that moment that feeling right now will evaporate as soon as it came no giving back everything is but vapor.
Heart Call:
Consumerism tells us buying one more thing and you’ll finally be happy. That one gadget, outfit will make your life so much better. But we all know it’s a lie.
At 23, I got a wake-up call. Before then, if I wanted something, I’d just get it. Shopping therapy had become my god. So I stopped buying clothes for three months. Three became six, and before I knew it, 24 months had passed—no new clothes or shoes. You might think that’s extreme—but in that season, God broke the chains. Material things just don’t hold the same power over me anymore.
When I turned 25 last year, it was the first time I bought anything in two years. I no longer feel pressured to buy anything. God had already filled my heart with contentment.
What things do you buy as a special covering for your value (to feel enough or keep up with other people)?
How can you practice running to God after a hard week or month
at work instead of things?