We’re told that better things will make our lives better!

Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labour for that which does not satisfy? (Isaiah 55:1–2 ESV)

 We’re constantly bombarded with advertisements telling us to buy newer and better things. It doesn’t matter if we’re content with what we have, or already have more things than we need, or simply can’t afford more. We’re told that better things will make our lives better!
 I have found that having too many goods keeps me from enjoying what I have to the fullest, and that the simplest pleasures of life, which don’t cost much, provide us with the greatest happiness.
 As Augustine said to God, “You have made us for yourself and our hearts find no peace until they rest in you.”
 We were created as eternal creatures; that’s why the temporality of materialism leaves us with an empty feeling.
 The greatest and most precious possession we can ever have is eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Jesus said, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” Only God can satisfy the thirst and hunger of our spirits, because He created us with a space in our hearts that only He can fill. We enjoy that satisfaction in our inner being as we deepen our relationship with Him. —Uday Paul [1]

 The happiness of man does not consist in abundance of this world’s goods, for a modest share is sufficient for him. —Thomas à Kempis (1380–1471)

[1] Activated Less Is Better