Be Content

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. - Luke 12:15

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Greed is no stranger to any of us, for to some degree we are all infected with the malady that gripped Midas, the legendary king. Despite the fact that he already had great riches, Midas wanted more and he implored the gods to grant him the power to transform all that he touched to gold. His wish was granted, and for a while he was elated. Then, he tried to eat and his food turned to gold, too.

"Rid me of this curse," he begged, and the gods told him he could be free of his golden touch if he would bathe in a certain river. When he did, he was relieved of his problem, as the ground over which the river rolled turned to gold. (That, according to this legend, is why sand is golden.)

Few people are satisfied with their lot. Not even Adam and Eve were content in their paradise. Yet, the wisdom of the ages repeats this truth again and again. THINGS cannot satisfy. What, then, can bring fulfillment and contentment? The Psalmist tells us.

"Happy is that people whose god is the Lord." When our god is materialism and our goal is more earthly riches, we chase an elusive rainbow.

Fred Bauer

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There are two ways to get enough: One is to accumulate more and more, the other is to desire less. - G.K. Chesterton.

"I have now disposed of all my property to my family. There is one thing more I wish I could give them and that is faith in Jesus Christ. If they had that and I had not given them a single shilling, they would have been rich; and if they had not that, and I had given them all the world, they would be poor indeed." - Patrick Henry

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Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. - Hebrews 13:5


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