Greed!

Have you taken a look around at the greed in our society? Always wanting more, more, more! We need to even look at ourselves...need the newest phone, newer car, better house, bigger TV, newest tennis shoes, and the list keeps going. What does God have to say about this?

Ecclesiastes 5:10-12
10 He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity. 11 When goods increase, they increase who eat them, and what advantage has their owner but to see them with his eyes? 12 Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much, but the full stomach of the rich will not let him sleep.

We never have enough so we think! No matter what we have we are never satisfied! Matter of fact we worry so much about our greed we don't even sleep well! Wow!

So how do we cure this sinfulness?

Philippians 4:11
11 Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.

Be content with what you have! Paul lived in all areas of life. He had it all, he had middle road, and at times he had nothing. He learned the key to it all in the verse above...be content with where God has you! You are there for a purpose to glorify God! Are we in love with God enough to be content no matter what? Do we trust God that much?

1 Timothy 6:6
6 But godliness with contentment is great gain,

Hebrews 13:5-6
5 Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” 6 So we can confidently say,
“The Lord is my helper;
I will not fear;
what can man do to me?”

Here is something to think about to sum it all up. What if God was to take you and place you in third world country where you did not have clean water and wondered where your food would come from today? Your shelter is a mud hut with dirt floors with no AC and No heat and flys and misquotes every where. Can you be content? You still gonna serve God? You still trust God?

Why are we here, to honor and glorify God no matter where He places us or blesses us with!

Tom