Being Content

This post is going to be a hard one for me to write. Probably because it's going show a weak point of mine and really, who likes to admit to that?

"Content-satisfied with what one is or has; not wanting more or anything else." How often can we say that we do this? How often do we say "If only I had ___, then I will be content"?? How many times have we justified buying something that was beyond our means just because we wanted to & didn't really need it?


I Timothy 6:6-7-"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."

Matthew 6:19-21-"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will also be."

I have often lost sight of what we have been put on this earth for. My selfishness can often get in the way & Satan has done a wonderful job of lying & convincing me that I need a particular something so that I will then be content. What is it with "stuff" that causes us to lose our focus on what our goal is in this life?

This is really not a plug for Dave Ramsey because even if you ask my husband, there is a part of me that still loathes him! In fact, I'm sure Brian would tell you that I didn't go down without a fight in my REALLY not wanting to have anything to do with what Dave had to say. But we modified the program to fit us & just made an overhaul in how we view money. Now that's not to say that we haven't fallen off the cliff at times but for the most part, we've adapted the mentality of just not buying anything unless we have the cash for it. This isn't supposed to be a big pat on our backs for a job well done. My point is this. It has given us the opportunity to look at what is really important to us. What do we want to do with this precious gift that God has given us called "life"? Do we want more & more things & more & more money?? Or do we want to be content with the blessings God has already given us?  We will enter this world & exit this world with the same amount of nothing so why are we so preoccupied with getting as much money & stuff in the middle?
Believe me, I've tried lying to myself to tell myself that if I could only get the furniture that I want or the vehicle that I want, then it will all be better.

So how do we overcome this kind of thinking? One Bible passage says it all!

Colossions 3:1-4-"Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.  For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory."