Main Thought
Math can help us solve a lot of problems, but can it help us solve a problematic lack of content and true satisfaction? The “Math of More than Enough” can! God wants to help us find true satisfaction in Him in ways that simply pursuing “more” (more money, possessions, experiences, etc.) never can. According to the Math of More than Enough:
Godliness + Contentment = Great Gain
Godliness is an inside-out devotion to God. It’s loving God more and living like Christ. We can grow in godliness when we give God our attention and when we give God our actions. Contentment comes from being happy with what we have, and deciding that we have enough. Giving can teach us to be content because it requires us to decide that we have enough. Other people are blessed when we make this decision too. If we want to increase our “great gain,” the true satisfaction and happiness that everyone wants, then we should look to grow in godliness and contentment.
Main Passages
“But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content.“
- 1 Timothy 6:6-8
“But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.”
- 1 Timothy 6:9-10
“Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.”
- 2 Corinthians 9:7-8
Discussion Questions
Do you think you have found “great gain,” true satisfaction or happiness, in God? Why or why not?
How do you think the godliness contributes to the satisfaction we find in God? Is there anything you can do to grow in godliness?
How do you think contentment contributes to the satisfaction we find in God? Is there anything you can do to grow in godliness?