Walk-on Wednesday - Living with Contentment - Martin Wiles

Welcome to Walk-on Wednesday. By Hump Day, we are struggling, but we believe a good devotion can strengthen us to finish the week strong. 

Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.” Hebrews 13:5 NLT

Marvin was a discontented kind of guy.

If he didn’t have the latest cell phone, he would immediately purchase it when it came out. Other electronic gadgets intrigued him as well. He always had the latest television, video game, computer, iPad, etc. After two years of owning any vehicle, he was tired of it. Trade in time. Homes didn’t grow on him too long either. He’d never stayed in one long enough to pay off his mortgage. He didn’t fare any better in relationships. He’d been through three marriages, a string of almost marriages, and was presently working on his fourth. No woman seemed to satisfy him for very long. Contentment wasn’t in Marvin’s vocabulary.

Being satisfied with what we have is a tough directive. How can we tune out all those enticements to try this, buy this, rent this, or trade this? If we’re not spending money, then someone wants us to invest it. Money must enter any conversation about contentment because money is what our economy is based on. We can’t pay the doctor with chickens or offer to cut his grass in exchange for an office visit or surgery on our big toe.

Despite money’s prominent place—and society’s attempt to keep us focused on it—we can learn contentment. The saying, “Less is more” provides one key to contentment. We don’t have to heed the common message that only by having more will we be happy. What God has given us, he also wants me to share. And we don’t have to wait until we have an abundance to do so. He can take little and make much. Rather than listening to media sources that remind us how much and what we don’t have, we can focus on being happy with what God has given us. He knows what and how much we can handle responsibly.

Are you content with what God has given you?

Prayer: Father, help us to know the contentment that comes from trusting You fully.

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