Rooted Principle - July 20, 2026

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Welcome back to the Everyday Faith Podcast from Eastside with today's Faith Rooted Principle. Hey there, welcome back. I'm Isaac Johnson, and today's Monday, July the 20th. I hope that you're having a great day. I want to uh give us our rooted principle for today that we find out of the Rooted in Christ daily devotional written by Dr. Paul Chapel. And uh the rooted principle that he gives in his book is this rather than wishing for what you don't have, give thanks for what you do have, and covetousness will not take root in your heart. Rather than wishing for what you don't have, give thanks for what you do have, and covetousness will not take root in your heart. And uh the the Bible truth that we find, uh the place in the Bible where we find this principle come out, or this rooted principle that comes out, is Luke chapter number twelve, verses thirteen through fifteen. The Bible says, And one of the companies said unto him, Master, speak to my brother that he divide the inheritance with me. And he said unto him, Man, who made me j a judge or divider over you? And he said unto him, Take heed and beware of covetousness, for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of things which he possesseth. You know, we live in America where things uh are it's just everybody wants more. Give me more. Well, if they have that, then I need that, and uh if they have that, well I need more than that, uh, so to speak, and the Bible warns us of this thing of covetousness. It says rather than be covetousness, that rather than being covetous, we ought to be content with what God has given us, be thankful for what God has given us. Uh here's a story of a pilot. A pilot looked, always looked down intently on a certain valley in the Appalachians. When the plane passed overhead, one day his co-pilot asked, What's so interesting about that spot? And the pilot replied, See that stream? Well, when I was a kid, I used to sit down there on a log and fish. Every time an airplane flew over, I would look up and I would wish I were flying. Now I look down and I wish I were fishing. You know, an ancient philosopher said that if all the troubles in the world were placed in one pile so that everyone could see what burdens others bore, each person, given the choice would take home the same problems that they arrived with. You know, it's tempting to think that others have it better than we do, or and that uh if we just had a little bit more, everything would be fine, but contentment cannot be achieved by increasing possessions. Nothing will ever be enough. Covetousness, the book says here, uh a driving desire for more and more and more is a snare that leads many people away from the truth. In fact, Paul wrote, Covetousness is idolatry, Colossians 3 5. When we're not content with what God has given us, we're placing something else in uh on the throne of our heart. And while we are too sophisticated to carve idols of wood or uh stone and bow to them, many in society worship cars, they worship their bank accounts, they worship their homes, their clothing, and this false worship leads inevitably to disappointment and often to ruin. So, again, our principle for today rather than wishing for what you don't have, give thanks for what you do have, and covetous will not take root in your heart. Thanks for joining us for today's Rooted Principle, right here on the Everyday Faith Podcast. If today's conversation has encouraged you, be sure to share it with someone who might need it. And don't forget to follow and subscribe so you never miss an episode. We'll see you next time, right here on the Everyday Faith Podcast.