Prayer Theme: Be Contented
Text:1Tim 6:6,7
'Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world and it is certain we can carry nothing out.'
To be contented means to show satisfaction with one's possessions, status or situation. God commands us to be contented with the things He has blessed us with. This means that while we hope to have a better tomorrow, we should be happy and satisfied about the things we have now. This is because the feeling of discontent comes from lust which is an uncontrolled desire for something. And once we begin to lust for something, we focus your entire attention on that thing until the thing is got. At this stage, it becomes idolatry. It becomes idolatry because our minds and attention would have been drawn away from God, with that subject of interest occupying the center of our hearts which should be God's position.
In all you do, be contented with what you have because the feeling of discontent robs you of today's joy. It opens the door to all manner of sin and destruction. Because the life of a person is worth more than the things he has, we should guard against being discontent as it helps us from falling into all manner of temptations.
Shalom
