Many people’s finances are messed up 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 obtain earthly riches or fame they're still unhappy because the God-given purpose for their lives isn't fulfilled. Some regret the occupational or living situation they've put themselves and their families in by seeking success the world’s way. Many continue in a downward financial spiral until they understand the LORD has a better path for them.
Stop measuring yourself by other people’s lifestyles and ideals of success. Without godly contentment operating in your life you cannot be on the path and fulfill the LORD’s purpose for you, which is the only lifestyle and accomplishment 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 the LORD for where you are and what you have and you will not make the most of it because you've positioned your heart and mind in a way that will not listen to His direction.
The plan He 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 His purpose for you will ultimately be more fulfilling. God is pleased when you follow His instruction.
Always remember that life in your human body is like vapor: here today, gone tomorrow. In the scheme of eternity, it’s like a needle in a haystack; such a short time that it’s almost non-existent compared to eternity. It passes quickly and sometimes abruptly. So, ensure you’re intimate with the LORD to hear Him say, “Well done good and faithful servant. Now, enter into my eternal joy!”
This can only be had via a salvific relationship with Jesus Christ, which produces the richness of contentment in lifestyle, relationships, and finances. His contentment does not lead you to be a couch potato who believes nothing and fails to work. Rather, it causes you to seek His will concerning what to believe and work toward. Then, it is obedient in following Him and waiting patiently for the fruit to grow and ripen, even though at times it does not appear to the natural eye that much is produced and sometimes others ridicule you and you may suffer a while. A contented person never seeks ungodly or ill-gotten gain, rather he/she waits for God’s law of reciprocity to bring forth a great harvest. Then, he/she manages everything the LORD provides to continue magnifying Him by sharing the gospel with the world and making disciples of other people.
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Ecclesiastes 1:8, Luke 3:14, Philippians 4:11-13, 1Timothy 6:6-10, Hebrews 13:5-6
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