Reflections

Carnality is a shown by worldly desire for more. It is about “I want!” It is a desire impossible to satisfy. The more we have the more we want. More shoes, better smartphones, better laptops, more expensive cars and houses!

On the other hand, true contentment is not so much about whether we have all we want. True contentment is about a state of heart where there is a satisfaction, a peace with what we have. It is no longer, “I shall not want because God provides all”. Rather it is “I shall not want because my desires have been transformed.”

“Truly, the secret of contentment is not having much but wanting little.” Matthew Henry. Which state are we in today?

Philippians 4:11-12 (NIV):

"I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. 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."