Week Four - ...With Contentment

Last week we learned how to replace a covetous attitude. This week we are going to see that we need to replace covetousness with contentment.

Contentment...has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? Makes you feel peaceful and at rest. We may think that we can only have contentment in our dreams, but we can be content is this life. We need to be content with what God has given us and know that He is all we need.

Contentment is...
* a satisfaction with what God has provided.
* to rest in what you have and to seek nothing more.
* a settled sense of adequacy.

Contentment is not just being satisfied with the things we own, but being satisfied with the situation we are in. If you are single, be content with that. If you are married, be content with that. If you have a job at all, be content with it. This list could go on and on. Contentment definitely goes against the grain, especially in our "get what you want and get it now" society.

Only God can give us true contentment. Have you ever purchased anything thinking "If I just had _____, then I would be happy"? It didn't work, did it? So many times in our lives we feel that if we had more money, a different job, a new car, etc. that we will be happy. The truth is, we have everything we need to be content in Jesus Christ.

I pray that each of us would see that Christ is all we need.