Some of you may remember Alfred E. Neuman and MAD Magazine.  This iconic satirical magazine was a humorous retreat from growing up in the turbulent sixties.

With seven mouths to feed, we grew up poor...we just didn't know it.  There was always food on the table and although a lot of our clothes were hand-me-downs, the neighbor kids were also wearing hand-me-downs, so we didn't notice.

We didn't have much, but we had all we needed.  It's amazing that until or unless you start comparing your life to others, it doesn't really take much to live worry-free.

Worry is an insult to God.  It means you don't trust him to provide...and that's because you don't know, I mean KNOW, God is real.  I'm not saying you don't believe "IN" God, you just don't believe God...and you won't, until you know, without a doubt, God is real.

It is that "doubt" that is keeping you from enjoying life as God intended it to be...in peace, without fear.  It is that "doubt" that keeps you worrying about the future.

It's easy to say "Be Content"...not so easy to do.  The temptations of this world, pride, envy, and greed, cannot be overcome without help from the Holy Spirit...which is why Jesus said, "Seek first the kingdom of God"...the kingdom of God is within you.

You see, until you're reborn Spiritually...nothing else matters.