Greener Grass?

 Greetings to you all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,

      Every now and then you come across someone who is always thinking that the grass is greener on the other side of the fence.  In other words, no matter where they are, things always appear better somewhere else.  The result is that they are never satisfied and are continually looking for something better.  While we need to be in the state of improving ourselves, there is also the need at the same time of being content in the situation in which we find ourselves.  This was certainly true when we first came here to our present living space.  It was another move and one that we had not been asked about and so it was not the best time for us at the beginning.  Things, however, changed after several months, a small fire and the realization that my neighbor across the hall had passed away.  It was a wake up call, so to speak and my attitude changed.  God doesn’t make mistakes.    We have another expression that the Apostle Paul used one time in the New Testament.  It is that of a person with "itching ears."  Second Timothy 4:3 says, "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;"  A person with itching ears is one who is never satisfied with sound doctrine and so is always looking for someone who will preach that which they think is right but in reality is not really from the Word of God.  Our churches seem to always be filled with people who can't sit through a sermon from the Bible and it seems to offend them when someone preaches from God's Word.  They will find every excuse that they can in order to find a reason to be outside, or roaming the building, or going to the restroom or getting a drink of water.  They are just not content listening to God's Word.  Are you such a person who is not content while listening to God's Word?  Do you look for something else to do during the preaching of the Word?  Then you might ask yourself if you are one who has "itching" ears.  If so, then you need to get your life right with the Lord and you soon find that the problem of itching ears goes away and you have a new live for God's Word.  Praise God for His Word and enjoy His Word in your life today.