Contentment

Paul joins godliness with contentment and warns that the desire to be rich can become a snare. The love of money, not money itself, is named as a root of many evils. Provision matters, but wealth cannot carry the weight of your identity or your hope.

Put the Word into practice

Identify one financial goal driven by responsibility and one desire driven by comparison.

Search the Scripture

What distinction does Paul make between having necessities and being determined to become rich?

A prayerful response

Father, teach me contentment and keep the love of money from directing my life. Amen.