Have you ever heard someone say “I got a better offer”

Sometimes people say that and others looking on don’t think it is a better offer

Sometimes it is just taking an offer in a moment when it wasn’t thought through

Often times that better offer ends up being much less than what you could have had

Don’t settle for less!

He wanted them to understand that, even if he was in prison, they could still be filled with the Holy Spirit

Surely after Paul was put in prison they may have felt as if all was lost

Maybe what they had was as good as it was going to be

He was praying in 16 that they would be blessed and strengthened through the Holy Spirit

He knew there was more and he didn’t want them to lose heart and settle for less

Sometimes it isn’t losing heart as much as it is losing sight of the things ahead

Believers sometimes get so wrapped up in the here and now they forget about the eternal

The problem with doing that is we are settling for something temporary

Instead of striving for something more

John 10:10 Jesus says “I came that they might have life and have it abundantly”

That believers would see the breadth and length, height and depth

Before we settle for the tiny things this life has to offer we need to see how much more we could have

The prince of this world, satan, tries desperately to make this world beautiful and pleasing to you

He knows that if you look past this world you will not settle

If we allow ourselves to be satisfied in this world, we have not received that fullness God offers

When we are only partially filled, it is much easier for satan to make us ineffective by settling for less

The only thing that will lead to is buyers remorse

Do you long for a life that is full and abundant?

Do you know the one that can give it to you?

Don’t settle for less when the best is available!