Becoming rich and famous does not guarantee contentment. if it did, multimillionaire athletes would not jeopardize their careers by using illicit drugs. if it did, a wealthy lawyer would not have tearfully said that he would gladly trade everything he had for a change in the behavior of his sons. if it did, the occurrence of multiple marriages among celebrities would not be commonplace. obviously contentment must come from a source other than wealth and fame.
In Ecclesiastes 5, Solomon said that because of sinful people rule the world, we shouldn’t be surprised when the poor are oppressed and when justice and righteousness are denied. the life of those who love money is not as rosy as it seems. they are never satisfied with what they have, and they face the emptiness of watching other people consume their riches. the humble laborer, content with little, can sleep soundly, while rich man lies at night worrying about his money.
how about other people? us? are we frustrated or satisfied? Paul wrote that we are "not to be naughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy". only when we trust in the Lord will we find true and lasting satisfaction.
"discontentment makes rich man poor;
contentment makes poor man rich!"
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