He Dwells — The B'log in My Eye

Ask me if I am content and I will likely tell you that I am. Now feel free to call me a liar. The truth is I want to be satisfied with the food in my cupboard and the clothes on my back, but my actions say otherwise. In fact I just paused [here] to salvage something from the cookie jar to ease my grumbling stomach; unable to complete a simple thought on contentment without snacking.

Pitiful.

Actually, I am getting better; I am not as bad as I used to be, but I unquestionably have a very long way to go. I have heard it said that a truly wealthy person is not the one who gets whatever he wants, but wants whatever he is given. I am not there yet, but I am gaining ground. Here is a helpful road sign I have encountered along the way:

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly. Psalm 84:11

Jesus will not deny me any good thing providing I stay on the narrow path. If I should lament, “But I don’t have a 52 inch plasma TV, ” God would likely respond, “that’s not good for you Dave.”

I take much comfort in the fact that the Apostle Paul says [later on in 1 Timothy 6:14], “Keep this commandment without spot (and) blameless(ly).” Why would that bring me comfort you ask? Because my track record reveals that I am totally incapable of keeping any of the commandments; that is, without the help of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. That brings me right back where I am supposed to be — entirely dependant upon Him.

Practicing the Faith

Bottom line…I’m rich. And you know what else, ‘so-are-you.’ Oh perhaps not by America’s standard, but by the world’s standard we are in the top 5 % of the wealthiest people on the face of the earth. With that in mind we are commanded to abandon our pride, rely on God (and not our wealth), do good, give, and share. Why? Because we cannot take it with us, but we can certainly pay it forward and thus lay hold of eternal life.