November 2021
Steve Russo

We are a generation of consumers. Our culture has created a sense of discontentment inside of us when it comes to material things and as well as our situation in life. Advertisers bombard us with seductive images of new cars, new clothes, new smart phones, and iPads – all kinds of technology designed to supposedly make our lives more satisfying. Social media pushes the need for more followers. Our appetites are enticed with digital pictures of the good life and lots of ways that we can have it all.

But this consumer mentality creates a problem of being dissatisfied with our present possessions and place in life. It’s like we never seem to have enough of anything. Solomon, one of the wisest men to ever live, realized this problem generations ago when he wrote:

Just as death and destruction are never satisfied, so human desire is never satisfied.                                                                                                                           Proverbs 27:20 (NLT)

Are you satisfied with your life?

The only way you can counter the stressful tug of discontentment is to develop a deep, intimate relationship with the living God. Paul, an early follower of Jesus, knew how to be content no matter what his circumstances. He shared his insight with other Jesus followers writing the following words from jail.

I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little.                                                                                                                               Philippians 4:12 (NLT)

The secret Paul had discovered was Christ’s power at work in his life. That’s how he could write these words:

For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.

Philippians 4:13 (NLT)

We need to learn to depend on God’s promises and Christ’s power to help us experience satisfaction.

If you always seem to want more, ask God to remove that desire and teach you how to be satisfied in every situation. Take some time to reflect on all that you do have to be thankful for. God will supply all our needs but in a way that He knows is best for us. You can be content in any situation when you’re sure of God’s unending care and concern for every detail of your life.