Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5
“Contentment is an important part of the Christian walk. Contentment shows that we trust God to provide for us, that we know God is in control and that we are happy to live within God’s will for our lives. A big part of contentment is knowing and believing that God will never leave us or forsake us. If we spend some time with this thought, that God is with us always, it becomes difficult to be discontent. We have God—what more could we want?
Still, we live in the world, and the world is always preaching discontent. The enemy always wants us to want more, more, more—more stuff, more money, more activities—because he knows that this “stuff” will separate us from God. Hebrews tells us to keep our lives free from the love of money. The best way to do this is to focus on the fact that no matter what, God will never, ever leave us. No matter what, God has our back with His almighty power, a power to which earthly wealth cannot compare.”
Christopher D. Hudson in NIV, Once-A-Day At the Table Family Devotional: 365 Daily Readings and Conversation Starters for Your Family. Thanks to my friend and Daily Meditations reader, Randy Bury, for sharing this quote with me.
I think contentment is not only an important part of the Christian walk. It’s foundational.
What struck me about this post was this statement: “We have God—what more could we want?” Many of us say this is true, but our bank balances reflect that we put security in money.
Would people say that you are content? Or would they say you seek after more stuff, more money, more activities because possessions, power, and pleasure is where you search for meaning, satisfaction, and security?
Sobering as it sounds, our faith is in whatever we place our trust. Contentment only comes when we place our trust in Christ to sustain, satisfy, and secure our present and future.