The Depths of Contentment
“If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content.” (1 Timothy 6:8) Seriously? How? “I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:12-13) Really? Why? “Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, "I WILL NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER FORSAKE YOU,"” (Hebrews 13:5) The how is through Christ, and the why is in Him. Our family recently completed a lengthy journey of relocation to accommodate the care of my in-laws. My wife, Betty, insists on very little, and is the opposite of a ‘nag’ (see Proverbs 21:9, 27:15-16). So when she is insistent, I have learned that it is most often from the Lord. In this case, we knew that it was