Contentment

This book I am reading "Beyond Blessed" is giving me a lot to think about. I think a lot of this stems from me praying God to show me my wicked ways. So here I am realizing I am not as content as I should be. I have been upset that our newest car, a 2013 model died.  I wasn't expecting it. The other vehicles are older and really haul two people. They were giving away a new Toyota Carolla and I bought a raffle ticket. Man, I was really hoping I would get called that I won on New Years Day.  It is not up to God to rescue out of the bad decisions we make. He is with us but I don't think I would learn anything good if God always rescued me for being a bad steward.  Sometimes we just have to pay the consequences for our decisions. Contentment with what God has given us is an important Bible Truth. I made some bad decisions to get me where I am today. I would like to put a good spin on it but in reality, I know I made some bad decisions. But I have two good vehicles, some minor issues as there is with all older vehicles. I went for years only buying what I could pay cash for or borrow from myself. I wasn't content with what I had and wanted something different. So here I am making payments. Then I had an unexpected IRS bill that I just simply had to pay. If I hadn't put myself in the position of making payments when the car died and I got a big IRS bill I would have been OK with the cars I had. We can always find someone that has more or better than we have. If we look we can also find people with less. But we compare and want what others have that are better than what we have. That is not being contented with what God has already given me. It seems like God is showing me so much stuff where my ways are not his ways when I asked what are my wicked ways. God promises to be with us and supply our needs, but I wanted more and really didn't pray about some decisions. I believe God is teaching me something about being a good steward with his resources. It is all God's. We have a nation that is in debt more than the generations in front of us. The previous generations were more content with what they had and did not carry the load of debt most Americans carry today. It is so easy to buy anything we want. But it puts a strain on us to meet those payments. That stress would not be there without those payments.
But godliness with contentment is great gain. 1 Timothy 6:6 
Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions." Luke 12:15
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." Hebrews 13:5
Contentment with what I had would have been less stressful when the unexpected in life happens. It is important to remember that God is still with us when we make mistakes and helps us to get back on track. This covetousness and lack of contentment are contrary to God's way. I believe that is another way God is showing me a wicked way I need to turn from. God bless LVZ.
Remember the tenth commandment - you shall not covet. Covet and contentment are opposites.