Contentment...

"But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs." - 1 Timothy 6:6-10

Godliness with contentment! How hard it is, sometimes, to live in contentment with what God has seen fit to bless us with!

I know that I am too often concerned with what I want, rather than the blessings that God has already given me. To be truly satisfied in all that God gives us we must first expect nothing from Him. He has promised to never leave us or forsake us... that should be enough. He says that He takes care of the lilies of the field... how much more will He take care of us?

The difference with "being taken care of" and "getting what we want" is so stark a contrast that these two should never cross each other in our minds. Our desires and our needs should never be confused when it comes to God's promise to provide for us. Remember... we are not here to be served, but to serve... just as Christ served.

The love of money has brought many churches to a place of complete ineffectiveness. We must strive to be content with what God has blessed us with! I must learn to be content, you must learn to be content! If we do not grasp this concept then we will be focused completely in the wrong direction. We must learn to fix our eyes on the things above, and to not worry about what tomorrow will bring. (Matt. 6) If we are more concerned with money than we are about our relationship with Christ.... we need to do a serious overhaul on our hearts...

Well... I'm curious... Does anyone else have any insight on these verses? I know that this passage spoke to me this morning, because lately I've been very "financially minded" and it has been a consuming line of thought for me. I need to re-center my attention to where it needs to be... on Christ! I need to be content with what I have... and thank God, daily, for providing the very air that I breathe!

That's all I have for now!

Grace and Peace!

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