How To Build A Life – Be Content

How to Build a Life: Be Content

Commandment #10: Be Content (Exodus 20:17)

Coveting…

1. Is “Enthusiastic Desire”.
2. Is a Morally Neutral Term.
3. Refers to Inappropriate Desires.
4. Refers to Legitimate Desires that Lead to Wrong Actions.

Coveting is the Source of All Other Sin

1. David Coveted Bathsheba (#10).
2. He Stole Another Man’s Wife (#8).
3. He Committed Adultery (#7).
4. He Lied About his Affair (#9).
5. He Profaned the Lord’s Name (#3).
6. He Murdered Uriah, the Hittite (#6).
7. He Put Himself, not God First (#1).

The Cause of Coveting: Resentment

1. Resentment toward God (Cain)
2. Resentment toward Life’s Unfairness (Older Brother)
3. Resentment toward Others (Saul)

The Consequences of Coveting: Estrangement

1. Coveting Comes Between Us and Others (James 4:1-3).
2. Coveting Comes Between Us and God (Ephesians 5:5; Colossians 3:1-2).

The Cure for Coveting: Contentment

1. Detecting of the Disease
2. What Do You Think About All the Time? (Colossians 3:1-2)
3. How Good I am at Rejoicing with Others? (Romans 12:15)
4. Defeating the Disease—We Must…
5. Learn to be Content (1 Timothy 6:6-8; Philippians 4:11-13).
6. Learn the Difference Between Wants and Needs.
7. Learn the Difference Between Temporal and Eternal (Luke 12:13-15; 2 Corinthians 4:18).

Where are Your Eyes?