"But godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Timothy 6:6
Have you ever experienced the feeling of being discontent? Possibly it is in desiring a larger home, nicer cloths or a newer car?If we as women ponder our own discontentment , we can possibly trace its roots all the way back to Genesis when Eve who literally had paradise at her fingertips, but still felt the pangs of discontentment when she was offered the forbidden fruit.
Contentment is so important for today's Christian woman. When we are content we are not running around blowing our family budget trying to keep up with the Joneses. We are at peace from not purchasing what we can't afford. When we are at peace, we are happy and that permeates into our entire home-life. We can not keep our eyes on what others have and measure our own success in life comparing it to what we have at the moment. It is not easy to remain in a state of contentment with the constant bombardment of magazines, tv shows and advertisements that are trying to convince us that we need more, more, more.
Sometimes, it discontentment can get in when you are visiting a friends home that is larger than yours, and you go home with discontent in your heart. Possibility it might be a yearning to have a closet full of the newest fashions. This discontentment leads to covetousness. It is important to guard our hearts, so discontentment does not hinder us or those we love. Possibly, if we are content we can influence others as well. If we can train our thoughts for contentment and being confident in God's provision in our lives, we truly will be a light to the world that is so focused on materialism and consumerism.
I say this this week as a woman who is trying to clean her house and is trying to figure out what the heck to do with all of this stuff that I just had to have, and I have to ask myself, "What could have possibly motivated me to buy this?" I hereby resolve to be more mindful on remaining in a state of being thankful and content with what I already have instead of being so easily swayed to buy more. I and my family will be so much better off for it.
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