Saturday, July 4, 2009

MoneyWalk 19: The Richness of Contentment

This program will help you undo financial bondage.

Many people are in financial shambles because they try to match other peoples' lifestyles. They're disenchanted with what they have because other people appear to have more than they do. When they're unable to achieve a greater status, they see themselves as failures. When they do achieve natural power, fame, or riches, they're still unhappy because the God-given purpose for their lives isn't fulfilled. Some even regret the occupational or living situation they've put themselves and their families in: seeking success the way the world said it should look.

Stop measuring yourself by your neighbors' lifestyles and ideals of success. Without godly contentment operating in your life you cannot achieve the success that God wants for you, which is the only form of accomplishment and lifestyle that is truly successful. When your eyes and ears are on men, what they have, what they think, and wanting to be like them, you cannot truly thank God for where you are and what you have and you will not make the most out of it because you've positioned your heart and mind in a way that will not listen to God’s direction.

The plan that God has for your life and the things He wants to bless you with may not be the same as other peoples' blessings, yet the life you live and the path that you follow based on God's purpose for you will ultimately be more fulfilling for you. God will be more pleased with you when you following His instructions and guidance.

You must always remember that life in this human body is but a vapor: here today gone tomorrow. In the scheme of eternity it is like a needle in a haystack, a coffee cup in the ocean, or a thimble in a bottomless pit. It is such a short a time in the realm of eternity that it’s almost non-existent. It passes quickly and sometimes abruptly. So you must take care to make sure that you’re in a place where the Lord will say to you when you leave this earth, “Well done my good and faithful servant. Now, enter into the joy of the Lord!”

This can only be had in right relationship with Jesus Christ, which produces the richness of contentment in lifestyle, relationships, finances, and resources. Such contentment is not a couch potato that believes nothing and works at nothing; rather it seeks God will, instruction, and guidance concerning what it should believe and work toward. Then, it is obedient in following Him and waits patiently for the fruit of its godly works even though at first they seem to not produce much and sometimes seem to bring ridicule, suffering, and lack. It never seeks ungodly or ill-gotten gain but waits for God’s law of reciprocity to bring forth a great harvest that it will use in an even greater way to bring glory to God and take the gospel to the world.

Please pray for this ministry and email any questions. May God bless you richly as you follow His plan!!!
Luke 3:14, Philippians 4:11-13, 1Timothy 6:6-10, Hebrews 13:5
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