1 Timothy 6:6-8 (NKJV) 6 Now godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content.
Being content is one of the best things I have learned over the last decade or so.
Contentedness is something that really changes a person. It causes us to stop constantly searching for more and more, and to look to God as the Source of everything that is good.
Contentedness is a very misunderstood idea. Many people mistake being content for living in poverty, always struggling to get by.
This isn’t necessarily true.
Being content means learning to be OK with what you have, whether it’s a little or a lot.
Some might think that being content with having a lot should be easy, and that nobody who has a lot is ever discontent.
This is far from the truth, though.
While it’s easy to see how a person with very little to their name might be discontent, the people with very little don’t understand how someone with much could ever be less than content.
The person with much material wealth can still struggle with discontentment, though.
Part of this can come because they are never satisfied. No matter how much they have, they still want more and more.
Some of this is selfish, while some of it is due to a lack of understanding when it comes to them knowing what true contentment really is.
It is only when we surrender ourselves to God that we begin to understand contentment in its truest form.
When our contentment is found in Him, our desire for large amounts of earthly possessions will begin to diminish.
It’s not that someone suddenly stops liking nice stuff. It’s more that they begin to see and understand that more stuff is not the key to happiness or satisfaction.
And as a person draws closer and closer to God, their desire to amass things is replaced with a desire to amass eternal treasures in heaven.
1 Timothy 6:6 (NKJV) 6 Now godliness with contentment is great gain.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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