What makes you contented?

A friend of mine quiets from her job. Her reason was, SHE'S NO LONGER HAPPY. I agree that happiness is difficult to acquire unless you are contented of what you have.

Contentment has been a struggle to anyone. Because we always want more. We are not contented of what we have. We are deceived by our selfish desire.

Perhaps, a good example is the technology, a mobile phone in specific. Even if we know our mobile still working fine although it's an old model but because we want the latest model. We tend to quickly decide to get one. We even don't think if we have still money left for our basic needs. More importantly, we don't seek God if we need to get a latest mobile phone.

Paul reminds Timothy of being contented.  "1 Timothy 6:6-12 But godliness with contentment is great gain.  

Why ? 

 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. 

What we are going to do?

 But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.

Paul was reminding us to live a godly lives with contentment. Yes we are christians and saved by God's grace through faith. Yet our lifestyle is full of selfishness by getting all what we wanted or what our flesh wants.

If our friends has the latest stuff, we think we have to get one too because we don't want to be out of date. We always want to please ourselves and not to God.

Remember when Eve was tempted by Satan in the Garden because she the fruit of the tree pleasing and desirable.

"When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Genesis 3:6"

That's us sometimes, don't we? When there is an ads on TV about latest stuff or gadgets. We found it pleasing and desirable to our eyes. Watch out brothers and sisters. Don't be deceived.