We’re working our way through this 12-week series this summer, and I pray you are enjoying learning the important aspects of living the life God has for you–a full and abundant life. So far, we’ve discussed the first eight elements of abundant living, and today we explore the next one: Godly Contentment. We look at this further and examine when enough really is enough.
Much of my 30s were what I call my “striving years.” I had big dreams and even bigger desires to achieve and make a name for myself. I was driving an infamous pink Cadillac which I earned from the cosmetic business I was running out of my home, and I was often spotted in skirted business suits and heels, even through the grocery aisles. The lure of the next win always kept me pushing, hustling, striving. I was rising to the top and nothing was going to stop me or my success.
Until God, little by little, removed it all from my life. The pink Cadillac, the heels and suits, the industry recognition, the financial gain. Slowly it all went by the wayside. I woke up one day completely aware that I had become a person I never wanted to be. The woman who desired success above stillness, who chose fame instead of faith, and who longed for riches instead of righteousness.
I learned the hard way that enough really is enough.
Are you content? Or are you seeking, striving, pushing to the next thing? Or are you thinking what you don’t have yet will make you happier than you are today? Take a moment right now. On a scale of 1 to 10, ten being the highest, answer this: how content are you in your life right now? What is it that’s making you content or not content?
We turn to our key scriptures for this episode and examine how we can be more content in our everyday lives. We learn when enough really is enough.
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Friend, take a breath. You have all you need in Jesus. Your contented life is waiting for you. I’m cheering you on and praying for you today. God bless you!
Links in this episode:
Episode 210: Summer of Abundance Week 8: You Are Not Meant to Run on Empty
Philippians 4:11-13 NIV
1 Timothy 6:6 NASB
Episode 207. Summer of Abundance Week 6: Gratitude Changes Everything
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