Godliness with contentment

1 tim 6:6: But godliness with contentment is great gain.

A profound message that brings with it a great challenge. To be content is a fine balance between complacent and ambition, a state of mind. Perhaps, it is truly the ultimate goal to being happy.

Then we ask, is this another case of practical versus idealistic? We always say we will be content once we have 'sufficient' means to lead the lives we want; normally characterised by having enough to not worry about finances.

However, contentment alone is not complete, the most important part is godliness. The Bible speaks about false teachers and the love of money (1 Tim 6:3-5) and true enough we often find ourselves in the pursuit of improving ourselves. In light of this, economists rightly assume that we have 'unlimited wants', and an innate desire to have more if we are able. Just remember, don't forget to improve our inner self, our walk with God.