1 Timothy 6:6 NIV But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.
I wonder if we sometimes feel as though where we are today is where nothing of any note happens as well, and we’re wishing it would!
We’ve just had a very good friend to stay for a couple of days who was sharing with us about her caving experiences, rock climbing, kayaking and more. She seems to have done lots of things and it all sounded so interesting!😊
When we go from one day to another and the routine seems rather mundane we can feel like we’d like to jump on a plane and explore the world or do something exciting, but for most of us it’s not like that. The secret is to find contentment in what we have, until the Lord leads us to something else. Apostle Paul was encouraging Timothy and reminding him if he had food and clothing he had a lot to be thankful for, but if we’re not careful, it can be easy to forget.
We have another friend who was feeling very down the other day and as he was walking through the local cemetery he came across some homeless people who were drinking to drown their sorrows. As he stopped to chat with them and listened to their stories he realised how blessed he was to have a home to go back to and became so thankful for the blessings he had. His whole perspective had changed.
So just in case you’ve been having a fit of the dismals, the Lord is encouraging us today to count the blessings that we do have, and to be thankful that on the site where our lives happened today, even if nothing very noteworthy happened, we were fed and clothed and went home to our own comfortable beds. Godliness with contentment really is great gain. 😊
Thank You Lord for all our blessings. Amen.
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