More Please
In life, most of us share a constant trait. It is the insatiable desire for more. This has nothing to do with how much we have or don't have; rather, it is a yearning that leads us to believe we do not have enough.
The question is: why are most of us never satisfied?
I believe one of the main reasons is that we constantly compare ourselves to others and come away wanting more. Interestingly, this comparison is almost always to someone who has more, and rarely to someone who has less. This reflects our covetous nature, which is why one of the Ten Commandments is “Thou shalt not covet.”
This desire to have as much as, or more than, those around us is a weakness most of us share. Here dissatisfaction and envy reside, and peace and contentment cannot be found. Wanting more and never being satisfied is a shame, since someone will always have more.
The title of this is “More Please.” As I wrote it, I thought of Dickens's “Oliver Twist.” His desire for more came from hunger; he needed and craved food, but even when he asked for it, he said please.
If we are honest, most of us have never been hungry, and our desire for more has nothing to do with food. It is driven not by need, but by want.
Perhaps the best way we can fulfill this desire is to see how much we already have. Instead of asking, “More, please,” the next time we feel the urge, maybe we can stop and give thanks for all we do have!
1 Timothy 6:6 — “But godliness with contentment is great gain.”
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