1 Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

Luke 12:15 "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions."

You're not rich when you get everything YOU WANT.

You're rich when you want what you ALREADY HAVE.

Three Big Ideas About Contentment

Contentment is LEARNED; it's not NATURAL.

The more you GET, the more you WANT.

Philippians 4:12 I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.

Contentment isn't a place you ARRIVE at in the future.

It's an attitude you EMBRACE today.

Philippians 4:13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.

You can't CONSUME your way to happiness.

You CONTENT your way to happiness with what you have.

2. CONTENTMENT begins when COMPARISON ends.

Ecclesiastes 4:4 Then I observed that most people are motivated to success because they envy their neighbors. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

Exodus 20:17 "You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor."

As long as you COMPARE, you'll never be CONTENT.

1 Timothy 6:6–8 But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.

1 Timothy 6:9–10 Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

1 Timothy 6:17–18 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.

1 Timothy 6:19 In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

Contentment requires a vision to consume less so you can GIVE more.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

When we GIVE, we are most like JESUS.