FAITHCAPSULE: One with a desire for God will live a life centered on the promise of God and not be a loser.

Genesis 13

Abraham spoke to Lot:  “Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me, if you take the left, then I will go to the right; or if you go to the right, then I will go to the left.” (Genesis 13:9)
Abraham needed a voluntary separation from Lot when he made a statement of contentment to deny grievances between him and Job. 
Abraham was content. 
Abraham did not allow himself to ride over his care for Lot.
Abraham was counting on the promise of provision in the word of God for his life as was at the beginning of his journey.
Abraham is evidence of content. 
Abraham did not rope himself with love for material or property with abundance. 
Ecclesiastes 5:10 points out, “He who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver; Nor he who loves abundance, with increase…” 
Abraham with a desire to gain the promise of God. 
Abraham could not replace the promises of God with possessions. 
One with a desire for God will live a life centered on the promise of God and not be a loser.
Through the Scripture, many giants in the hand of God lived a contented life with testimonies of greatness through the goodness and mercy of God. 
He was a man of contentment. 
He was always letting go and not experiencing the threat of lack.
Abraham was contented and did not doubt the blessings of provision.
Paul, in his first letter to Timothy, mentioned, “Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and clothing, with these, we shall be content.” (1 Timothy6:6-8) 
Paul did not call it a ‘gain’ but a ‘great gain’. 
Paul was not just using the power of the word but testifying his experience of living the word of God.
In a life journey, contentment is like a driver that never fails but arrives at the expected end. 
Contentment answered for Abraham and also answered for Moses. 
In the journey of Moses to the center of his divine assignment, contentment in him did not allow derailment.
Exodus 2:21-22 records, “Then Moses was content to live with the man, and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses. And she bore him a son. He called his name Gershom, for he said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land.”   
In life, one that can trust and hope in the promises of God demands contentment and denies desire that outruns possessions. 
When contentment is rooted in the godliness of a believer, there will be grace to move forward in the center of the assignment. 
What is it that you need to let go and allow the hand of God to become established over your life? 
All should know that godliness with contentment is to gain.

Prayer for today: Ask to be impacted with contentment to take charge of your life journey.