There was a phrase floating around Christian circles a few years back.
You’d see it here and there, on posters and bumper stickers: “A Christian is
just one beggar telling another beggar
where to find bread.” Although it presented Christians as humble people, as
indeed we should be, this saying wasn’t totally accurate. Christians are not
beggars! Christians are wealthy beyond description – wealthy in a way the world
doesn’t understand.
Paul had been the epitome of success. He had climbed the ladder pretty
well to the top. He was making a name for himself as a mover and shaker in the
Jewish world. He had power, influence, and an impressive reputation. Then he
met Jesus and his ambition did an about-face. Worldly success no longer meant
anything to him. He was content whether he had money or no money, shelter or no
shelter, food or no food, because his contentment came from within.
Our society works hard to keep us discontent. Advertisers have one
goal: to convince us that we need something. And we fall for it. We work harder
and harder to get more and more – then we spot something else we don’t have.
More might be better, but it’s still not enough. It’s said that when Alexander
the Great conquered the entire known world, he wept because there were no more
worlds to conquer!
We need to learn that outward things will never satisfy our inner
longing for contentment ... Only God can do that.
If you’ve been dissatisfied with your circumstances, don’t ask God to
change your circumstances. Ask Him to change your heart.
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