Scarcity (8) - Christians Should Be Different

We should not be surprised that many people are not satisfied with what they have got, but Christians should be different. Paul demonstrated a different approach to life.

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. I can do everything through him who gives me strength (Phil 4:12-13).

Paul did not need more and more goods and services to be content. He found satisfaction in the one who gave him strength.

The Proverbs of Agur say something similar.

There are three things that are never satisfied,
four that never say, 'Enough!':
the grave, the barren womb,
land, which is never satisfied with water,
and fire, which never says, 'Enough!' (Prov 30:15,16).

Some things are never satisfied, but God’s people are not on the list. We should not be in the group that is never satisfied and never has enough.