When Is It Enough?

Not I am referring to being in need; for I have learned to be content with whatever I have. (Philippians 4:11, NRS).

Good Morning!

My friend seemed to have everything anyone would need or ever want. Even so, he thought he needed more. He felt restless . . . dissatisfied . . . and . . . he was . . . well . . . bad tempered, irritable, and argumentative. He wanted something more. Nothing seemed to satisfy him.

So, he developed a habit of letting alcohol take the edge off the feeling of needing more. Eventually, alcohol consumed his life until his business collapsed. He lost his home and possessions. He was abandoned by family and friends. Nothing was left.

One early morning, he woke up in a jail cell after a drinking binge. He realized all of his efforts had been centered on himself. The quest for more power, possessions, and position in this world had left him with nothing. He had no one to help pull him out of the dark place he had fallen into—a place far from where he ever wanted to be.

Sitting in the jail cell, he encountered Christ at about 2:00 AM in the morning. He asked Christ to enter and fill his life. As the light of the dawn seeped into the day, my friend had contentment for the first time. Why? Life was no longer about self.

The Apostle Paul explained in Galatians 2:20, “Not I, but Christ” (KJV). Christ completed him. Fulfillment came through serving Christ.

Christ completes who we have been created to be and fulfills what we are created to do.
Contentment comes from living in and for Christ.
Evaluate your life today:
Do you feel dissatisfied?
Do you want something more?
Turn your thoughts, feelings, words, and/or actions from self to Christ.
Give thanks for the enduring contentment that comes from Christ. He is enough . . .

Learning with you to be content,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2007 All Rights Reserved)