I have been blessed to know and accept Christ, and have seen ample evidence of my relationship with Him blossoming through the years. I have a beautiful and loving wife; beautiful, healthy children; and a good job that has provided multiple material blessings to us.
How could I possibly not be content?
Discontentment in a land of plenty comes when we desire things that are not of God and His Kingdom. We are hoping and dreaming of things that are not real on this earth. We desire the fake - makeup and photoshop, not the beautiful and sometimes ugly reality that we are to find contentment in.
The only thing I should really never be content with is my closeness to God.
There is always a bigger house, a nicer car, another beautiful face. But when reality comes in - house/car payments, maintenance and upkeep, the beautiful face without makeup and photoshop - or with illness and arguments... Reality has a way of changing things…
How do we find contentment - whether surrounded by plenty or suffering in want?
I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength. (Philippians 4:12-13)
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