More than Enough
Howdy there, friend, come on up here on this ol’ front porch and sit for a lil’ spell. I am real glad you stopped by because I have been thinkin’ on something that’s been rattlin’ around in my heart like a loose marble in a tin can. I was just watchin’ an ol’ rooster that plum puffed himself up so big you would think he was runnin’ for some political office, and it sho’-‘nuff reminded me how we all try to look a whole lot more important than we really are. First Timothy 6:6-7 says, “Godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world and we can take nothing out of it.” That there verse hits harder than a silly lil’ ol’ goat that decides your backside looks a whole lot like a good climbin’ wall.
Do you know the difference between what you need and what you want? Most of us don’t. We treat our wants like needs and then wonder why our wallets look emptier than a henhouse after a hungry ol’ fox visit. That’s why garage sales are boomin’ these days. We buy someone else’s junk to stack on top of our junk. And storage units? Well, they’re poppin’ up faster than mushrooms after a good rainstorm. We think our kids will want our stuff. Friend, they plum don’t. They are too busy collecting their own stuff.
A car dealer once told me the only way to get your money out of a vehicle is to drive it until the wheels fall off, pull it to the side of the road, shoot it, and walk away. He said the company line was to buy a new one every two years, but the truth was a whole lot simpler. We’re not good stewards because we don’t wait on God. We have credit, so we use it. We have impulses, so we follow ‘em. Hebrews 13:5 says, “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have.” And Proverbs 30:8 adds, “Give me neither poverty nor riches but give me only my daily bread.” God knows what we need long before we ever swipe a card.
Father, teach me to want less and trust You more. Help me pause before I purchase and listen before I leap. Give me wisdom to know the difference between a need and a want. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Now then, friend, as the evenin’ breeze drifts across this here ol’ porch like a gentle cow meanderin’ toward the barn, let this truth settle real deep in your heart. Contentment grows when we stop chasin’ after all them shiny things. Peace comes when we quit tryin’ to fill our hearts with stuff that can’t even love us back. And generosity blooms when we finally realize we already have enough. Let God shape your wants, and you will discover you have always had just what you truly needed.
With joy,
Gwen
