Are You Content

Are You Content “But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction.” 1st Timothy 6:8-9 I have observed over the years in doing the research on my ancestors an important fact that is creeping into our society today, and changing our values and many times our priorities, and this is that we are not content with our status in life. My ancestors in the 1800’s, and I believe you would find that your ancestors probably were the same, were content with their place in life. They lived in the same house, and in the same communities most of their lives. They had the same jobs for year after year, and were content with their means of livelihood. Most of them were content with their lives, as their ancestors had been. The fathers worked in the fields, the mines or in the factory, and provided the income for his family, while the mother stayed home and took care of the children. Their needs were met, and the families were contented with this lifestyle. Today we find a new culture that has developed. We find that the family is not contented or satisfied anymore just with their needs being met, but now are seeking ways to add their wants and desires to their lifestyles. This is why God places such an emphasis in the Bible about the power of our money, and the power it can have over us. When our money becomes our God, we need to reevaluate our priorities, and get our lives back under control. If we had the time and the money that we spend for our wants and desires, and used this as God intended, on him, our families and others, what wonderful things we could do. God wants you to be content, get your priorities meshed with God's priorities, and they will become realities. Robert W. Brock My Daily Devotional Volume Six October 31