"I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in every and any situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or want." Philipians 4:11
How many of us have ever felt truly satisfied with what we have? What does Paul know that we don't?
It's so much easier to be grateful for what we have when we've experienced moments of not having anything. Despite all the complication we've added to our lives since the days of Jesus, our lives are in many ways much easier, much more comfortable. Rather than wanting what we need to survive, we think we need all the things we want. It doesn't help that our culture teaches us that we're not good enough, until we have enough (and we never have enough).
So how will we ever be satisfied? So how do we learn to be content with what we have when we always want more?
Share your thoughts below. Join us again next week as we continue to explore being content.
