Greed and Discontentment

Today I read a story in my christian literature book, and I was able to pull this principle from the story. The story goes like this, "Once upon a time, there was a man who had moved from land to land because he was never satisfied with the land he had. One day while sitting with a guest, he heard of a group of people who would sell him all the land that he could walk in a day. He reached an agreement whit these people, and set out the next day walking out the land. He would get all the land he walked that day if he reached the starting point before sun down, or the money was forfeit. As he walked he saw good land, and he walked the land. When he turned the last corner he saw he wouldn't make it if he didn't run. He ran as fast as he could and he reached the starting point right before the sun, but he fell down and died from exhaustion. It turned out after running that day that all he needed was six feet to be buried in."

In Phil. 4:11 Paul says, "Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am in." This man didn't learn to be content early on and therefore was discontent all his life. I hope that we all learn to be content with where we are and who we are, because we have Christ and He is all we need.

To everyone who struggles with discontentment,

-Kole