Fall Creek Christian Church

"Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don't have.  Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless; it is like chasing the wind."  Ecclesiastes 6:9 There is a conversation that is often repeated in our house.  It begins at some store or web-site with this comment, "That's perfect!"  It continues later on at home where the once perfect item has now become well ... let's just say, not-so-perfect anymore.  The reasons given for this transformation from perfect to less than perfect are many.  However, it ultimately boils down to one word - contentment. Here, in our verse for the day, Solomon weighs in with one of the cleanest definitions of contentment that you're ever going to find:  "Enjoy what you have."  He then follows up with an equally powerful definition of discontentment: "Desiring what you don't have."  He adds this commentary to discontentment ... It is an absolute and total waste of time, energy and res...

And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. (2 Corinthians 9:8 NIV) It is one thing to say that God will take care of all your financial needs, it is quite another to live like it. Paul gives us an excellent view of what it looks like to live the generous life. All things. At all times. Having all that you need. So that we will abound in every good work. Is this how you view generosity? Many of us begrudgingly give. We give with a tight fist wrapped around the money that we have. The generous life not only acknowledges that God is able to provide, but it also lives in day in and day out. Every transaction is planned to honor and glorify God.