Forever Discontented

Then he said, 

“Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. 

Life is not measured by how much you own.”  

Luke 12:15

Let's take a brief look at greed.

Practically speaking, greed is an inordinate desire for more, an excessive, unsatisfied hunger to possess. Like an untamed beast, greed grasps, claws, reaches, clutches, and clings— stubbornly refusing to surrender. The word enough is not in this beast's vocabulary.

Akin to envy and jealousy, greed is nevertheless distinct. Envy wants to have what someone else possesses. Jealousy wants to possess what it already has. But greed is different. Greed is forever discontented and, therefore, insatiably craving, longing, wanting, striving for more, more, more …

That's the whole point of greed. You'll want more and more of something that really isn't good for you. And in the getting of it, you'll suffer the painful consequences. That's why Jesus warns, "Beware. Be on your guard. This thing is like a cancer—an insatiable leech that will suck the life right out of you."

Enough will never be enough.

Beware. Greed prevents us from experiencing God’s best for us.

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Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom For The Way