Seeking Biblical satisfaction

One way to guarantee we’ll experience dissatisfaction in our lives, is to unduly want what we don’t currently have. It would be wise to stop thinking that satisfaction is going to come from having more.

Ecclesiastes 5:10 says, “Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness!”

The following definition of contentment is in alignment with what the Bible tells us: “A state of peaceful happiness and satisfaction, often characterized by a sense of being fulfilled with one's current situation and a lack of constant striving for more.”

It is possible to sincerely want and actually be content with what we already have! However, it’s totally counter cultural as we’re constantly bombarded by “The grass is greener mentality,” which goes something like:

‘Other people's lives or situations are significantly better than mine, leading me to a persistent feeling of dissatisfaction and a desire to change my circumstances … and believing that my ultimate happiness is certainly just beyond my current situation.’

Watch what happens when you intentionally want for less … and commit to stop comparing yourself to others … and truly be grateful for how the Lord blesses you.

May we take to heart what Jesus said here in Matthew 6:24-26:

“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money. That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are?”