SEPT. 5, 2013
Almost
Content?
Read: 1
Timothy 6:6-12
Be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I
will never leave
you nor forsake you.” —Hebrews
13:5
As
I stepped into the restaurant parking lot after lunch, I saw a pickup truck
speeding
through the parked vehicles. While observing the driver’s reckless
behavior, I noticed
the words on the truck’s front license plate. It read,
“Almost Content.” After thinking
about that message and the sentiment it tried
to communicate, I concluded that the
concept “almost content” doesn’t exist. Either
we are content or we are not.
Admittedly,
contentment is a tough needle to thread. We live in a world that feeds our
desire for more and more—until we find it almost impossible to be content with
anything.
But this is nothing new. The book of Hebrews addressed this issue,
saying, “Let your
conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things
as you have. For He
Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you’”
(13:5). The only remedy for
hearts that “want it all” is the contentment found
in the presence of the living God. He is sufficient for our needs and longings,
and He alone can bring us the peace and contentment
we’ll never find in the
pursuits of this life.
Almost
content? There is no such thing. In Christ we can know true contentment.
I find contentment in His wondrous grace,
No cloud or shadow can obscure His face;
When great temptations I must bear,
I find the secret place of prayer. —Dunlop
Contentment is not getting what we want but being satisfied with
what we have.
Source:
Our Daily Bread 2012
