--"Godliness with contentment is great gain." ---(1 Timothy 6:6) --
--A mom felt she'd been overspending on family Christmas gifts, so one year she decided to try something different. For a few months before the holiday, she scrounged through yard sales for inexpensive, used items. She bought more than usual but for far less money. On Christmas Eve, her children excitedly opened gift after gift after gift. The next day there were more! Mom had felt guilty about not getting new gifts so she had additional gifts for Christmas morning. The kids began opening them but quickly complained, "We're too tired to open any more! You've given us so much!" That's not a typical response from children on a Christmas morning!
God has blessed us with so much, but it seems we're always looking for more: a bigger house, a better car, a larger bank account, or [fill in the blank] ____. Paul encouraged Timothy to remind people in his congregation that, "We brought nothing into this world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that" (1 Timothy 6:7-8).
God has given us our very breath and life--besides providing for our needs. How refreshing it would be to enjoy and be content with His gifts and to say, "Lord, You've given me so much! Thank You!" "Godliness with contentment is great gain" (v.6).
--"Father You have blessed me with so much. Teach me each day to give thanks. Thank You, Lord, for dying on the Cross for the forgiveness of my sins. That's the most important gift of all. In Jesus Name. amen." --ODB/AC~ --"The Heart Of Christmas"// (video with Matthew West) //<https://youtu.be/ASJktrBObrI> ~~~~~~~~~~
Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." [John 14:6]
amen." 
