Godliness with contentment is great wealth! (
1 Timothy 6:6) So, what does it take for us to be content? Jesus and Paul remind us that as long as we have food and clothing, we should be content (
Matthew 6:24-25;
Luke 12:23). When our desires get out of that channel of need and when covetous greed takes over, our lives go off the rails and we replace God with a repacious desire for what becomes our idol (
Colossians 3:5). God wants us to let him be enough and see the rest as the overflow of his grace!
Holy God, forgive me for being caught up in the lifestyle of greed and covetousness, of excess and extravagance. Help my heart to be content with the blessings you have so lavishly poured out on me and to find my joy in you and your people whom you have put into my life. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
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