Daily Bread Bible Verse for Saturday 4 June 2022 || Great Gain

Daily Bread Bible Verse for Saturday 4 June 2022 || INSIGHT

We won’t find the words maximizer or satisficer in Scripture, of course. But we do find a similar idea. In 1 Timothy, Paul challenged Timothy to find value in God rather than the things of this world. The world’s promises of fulfillment can never fully deliver. Paul wanted Timothy to instead root his identity in God: “Godliness with contentment is great gain” (6:6). Paul sounds like a satisficer when he adds, “But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that” (v. 8).

When I fixate on the myriad ways the world promises fulfillment, I usually end up restless and unsatisfied. But when I focus on God and relinquish my compulsive urge to maximize, my soul moves toward genuine contentment and rest.

Daily Bread Bible Verse for Saturday 4 June 2022 || Reflect

Would you say you tend to be a content person? Why or why not? How do you think your relationship with God affects your overall contentment in life?