I want to share with you a simple biblical message about how to find contentment. So often our lives get out of control because we fall under the spell of a terrible myth. The myth is that more is better — the more we have, achieve, attain, or buy the happier we will be. This myth is no more powerful than during the Christmas season which has just come and gone. We saw all the ads promising utopia if we bought the perfect Christmas present. Many of us bought those presents and still no utopia. How long did it take those toys to break or lose their luster? Not long.

Many of us have played the “if only game” — “If only I had a new car, then I would be happy… If only I got a better job, then I would be happy… If only we could be in a bigger house, then we would be happy.” Maybe you got some…