Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said,
“I will never fail you.
I will never abandon you.”
So we can say with confidence,
“The Lord is my helper,
so I will have no fear.
What can mere people do to me?” Hebrews 13:5-6 (NLT)
Lately the theme of this text has been coming up a lot. It has come up in conversations, different devotions I've read, when I read my Bible or other books. What's the theme? Be content.
Be content in what you have. Be content in where you are in your life. Be content in your relationships.
Does that mean we shouldn't have dreams and strive to do more? Absolutely not! But it means we should also be content in the process. Often that process is God working out his plan in our lives.
We can also be content in the fact that God is with us. He never leaves us. He is always working in and around us. Sometimes, when things don't look the way you want them to, don't run ahead of God. The process is refining us like fire refines gold.