Contentment
Posted on Jan 16, 2008 under Living |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
I didn’t go to my 30th class reunion this year. Why? Because I hadn’t lost enough weight and I didn’t want anyone to see me fat. I was not content with myself.
I think many women place value on themselves in a similar way. We care entirely too much about how well we’ve kept our figure and how few lines mark our faces. I imagine that for men, the measure of success is the accumulation of money and power. As I mentioned a few days ago, it’s the big house, the flashy car, all the symbols of financial wealth that we believe the rest of the world will use to assess our value.
No matter how the world measures success, we should never lose site of God’s measurement - our devotion to Him. God does not care about our bank account, what car we drive or how many extra pounds we’ve put on in the last 30 years. God cares about us so much that he promises to never leave us.
As I strive to focus on God by honoring and adoring Him, I must remember that contentment is not having everything I want, but wanting everything I have. As long as I have God in my life and spend time with Him everyday, as long as God is my top priority, He will bring true contentment to life.
