As I
stepped into the restaurant parking lot after lunch, I saw a pickup truck
speeding through the parked vehicles. While observing the driver’s reckless
behavior, I noticed the words on the truck’s front license plate. It read,
“Almost Content.” After thinking about that message and the sentiment it tried
to communicate, I concluded that the concept “almost content” doesn’t exist.
Either we are content or we are not.
Admittedly,
contentment is a tough needle to thread. We live in a world that feeds our
desire for more and more—until we find it almost impossible to be content with
anything. But this is nothing new. The book of Hebrews addressed this issue,
saying, “Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things
as you have. For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you’”
(13:5). The only remedy for hearts that “want it all” is the contentment found
in the presence of the living God. He is sufficient for our needs and longings,
and He alone can bring us the peace and contentment we’ll never find in the
pursuits of this life.
Almost content? There is no such thing. In Christ we can know true contentment.
Contentment is not getting what we want but being satisfied with what we have. (RBC)
