Hey guys, hope you have that cup of Joe like I do because it's time for a coffee
break in the Bible. Now let me ask you this, how can we be content in a world
that says we can have it all and we can have it all right now? And to answer that
we're going to take a brief look at 1st Timothy chapter 6 verses 6, 7, and 10.
The Bible says, but godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought
nothing into the world and we can take nothing out of it. Some people eager for
money have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. So
let's face it, today you know when people look at this scripture specifically
they're looking at money but it's so much more than that. It's money but it's
also things, it's stuff, those material items. You know these days you can't
listen to the radio, look at the internet, watch TV, you can't even read like a
magazine or a newspaper thing without something being advertised to you saying
hey you need to have this. All the bells, the whistles, the glitz, the glam, the
newest, the baddest thing on the planet, you know all this stuff that
people get hung up on. And people get hung up on a lot and it's a trap. And let
me remind you that this is the same temptation that Christ had in the
wilderness when the devil tested him. He said you didn't have to die, you
could have it all, you can have it all right now. It's the same trap that Satan
is trying to pull on us. You see despite the overwhelming evidence people believe
that having money and material things and wealth is going to bring them
happiness. But the fact is it's not. They might be happy for a moment but then
they're already looking on to that next greater thing. And it is a cycle that
can lead to destruction. So what do we do? How do we avoid this trap? Well one just
as the scripture tells us we need to realize that one day we're going to pass
away and we don't get to take our stuff with us. It's all going to be left behind
for our family to deal with. So we need to learn to be happy with what we have
and when it no longer makes you happy well guess what? The Bible even tells us
we should love people more than our stuff, more than money. You know it tells
us to love our neighbors. So knowing that you know especially you have something
clothes for instance that you haven't worn for a long time take them and give
them away give them to goodwill. Maybe you know a thrift store or you know
there's that down-and-out person you know that's just down on their luck that
you know they can use a little love. You know what? That old t-shirt that
you haven't worn in years might be just a thing that's going to make their day. So
take the blessings that you have and pass them on to somebody else because
that will bless them as well. It's just another way to show God's love. And
remember we should love what God does in our lives more than the stuff because
God's love and God's work in us is preparing us for the day that we go to
join him and his kingdom in heaven. So take what you have make it work for you.
Be happy with it. If it no longer brings you joy and it no longer works for you,
pass it along to someone who it will. God bless.