Jail Storm: An Exhortation for Contentment

Jail Storm: An Exhortation for Contentment: Ecc 6:9 and 1 John 3:1

An Exhortation for Contentment

This is a short proverb from Ecclesiastes on what it means to be satisfied by seeking contentment in Christ:

What the eyes see is better than what the soul desires This too is futility and a striving after wind. Ecc 6:9

What we have, what we see when we behold Christ, is better than anything else we could ever hope or dream of.  We have a natural bent towards seeking truth and comfort and peace outside of what God designed us for.

John says in 1 John 3:1: See how great is the love the Father has lavished on us! That we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! 

He goes on to say that the world does not understand this, because they do not know God.  But we who DO know God are different because we have experienced a great and excellent love - He has called us and adopted us as His own children.  This should be our source of identity and contentment all the time.

The Shepherd's Voice

This is what John 10:4, 27 means when it says, "My sheep know My voice ... My sheep hear my voice and I know them,"

On John 10:4

You secured my attention;
I was startled by Your call.
My gaze is fixed upon You,
because You have won my all.

Its pronouced: "Hail Storm"

This site is an attempt of mine to be creative.  I think that it is good practice for me to make some efforts to express my self. Also, I think it is wise to put into words some thoughts that I have and share them with you all - whoever cares to read this stuff.

So first things first.
The title is something that I didn't come up with completely on my own.  I was given this as a nickname this past summer by the guys in my Bible study at the Navs STP.  I really can't remember why I was given the name, but I can at least describe for you how to properly say it.
It reads: Jail Storm, but it's a soft J.  So it would typically be pronounced as an H.  However, it's actually a hard H, which means to properly pronounce you have to get a little bit of phlegm worked up in the back of your throat.  Then try your best to speak Hebrew and sound out that rough-sounding "Kh" and clear out all that phlegm you just wadded up in your windpipe.
So when you put it together,  it's a much more intense kind of hail storm.  It's now "Kh-phlegm-ail Storm!"