Abundance

Abundance is...re-evaluating my understanding of "Enough"

"There are two ways to get enough, one is to accumulate more and more.  The other is to desire less."

~ G.K. Chesterton

Luke 12:15-34

Content...But Never Satisfied

Great post on making resolutions for life change....HERE.

Discontent

Generous and Content

How the Gospel Makes Us Generous and Content with Our Money - A good article by Zach Nielsen based on 1 Timothy 6:6-10: and 1 Timothy 6:17-19:

"...Rather than debating between “radical” living for God and the dangers of “poverty theology,” we learn from 1 Timothy 6 that contentment and generosity should be our emphasis in light of the gospel.

God has already provided all that we will ever need (Rom. 8:32). He cares for grass (Matt. 6:28-30) and birds (Matt. 10:29), so we can be content with or without stuff. God has been infinitely generous with us in Christ so, rich or poor, we can be joyfully generous in a way that makes our neighbors scratch their heads and say, “Who are these people?”

Generosity is not a poverty theology. Contentment with thankfulness is not a prosperity theology. The gospel motivates us to be generous and gives us ultimate contentment."

From The Gospel Coalition Blog

No Higher Ambition

"Christian contentment…is the direct fruit of having no higher ambition than to belong to the Lord and to be totally at his disposal in the place He appoints, at the time He chooses, with the provision He is pleased to make."

                      - In Christ Alone, (Orlando, FL: Ligioner Ministries, 2007), 190

Hat Tip: Take Your Vitamin Z: Christian Contentment