“Better is little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures with trouble.”

As a child growing up, I could remember my grandmother would always say to us, “Be satisfied with what you have. Don’t watch anyone for what they have, you don’t know how they get it.,” and, as I grew older, these words never departed from me, and when I gave my life to Christ and really started meditating on God’s word, being content with what I have, now has even more meaning. Since I have learned to live a God-dependent life, I have come to be content with what I have, knowing that God will give me all the desires of my heart when he knows I am ready to receive them. Many times, we go out of God’s way to take things he did not want us to have, and they bring us much trouble. My brothers and sisters in Christ, learn to be content in whatever state you find yourself in, and trust in the Lord, for contentment brings great gain. If we are content with little, God will put us in charge of plenty. For what good is it to us, if we have a table laid with good food and a heavy heart, with no friends to share with. “Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than a fatted calf with hatred. A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of the heart, the spirit is broken.”