"Finding Contentment" "Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee." Hebrews 13:5 How many of you have ever felt like you just didn’t have enough? Not enough paycheck to pay all your bills. Not enough love to make living worthwhile. Not enough career to love your current job. Not enough God. Not enough time. And, most resoundingly, not enough money. But many times we have a longing for a better job, more money, a bigger house or a better car. We feel like we don’t have enough. Jesus said he came to give us life and it more abundantly (John 10:10). So we automatically assume that abundant life comes with more material things. What’s abundant life without having the power that comes along with it? What’s life really about? Is it about what you have or is it about what you need? Because I bet as you’re reading this, all your needs are met. You have enough to eat. You have some place to sleep. You can get around either with a private car or public transportation. You have a job that allows you to pay most or all of your bills. You have some type of roof over your head. You are whole and well and able to take care of yourself. Your most basic needs have been met. Yet it still often feels like it’s not enough. God calls us to contentment. In Hebrews 13:5, He tells us to be content with such things as we have, for He is always with us and will never forsake or leave us. In other words, God is telling us that because He is with us; because His Grace is sufficient for us and because we have food and clothing, we should be content. Contentment, then, does not come from self-sufficiency, the love of money (or the things it can buy) or by operating solely on our own strength. Contentment comes from recognizing that God is our strength, relying on Him and turning aside from our love of material things to develop a soul-satisfying relationship with Him.
Posted on: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 12:32:40 +0000
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