2. My financial status would best be described as:
I’m in a good place
I’m in an okay place
I’m in a bad place

3. The fight to financial freedom not only requires that we follow wise financial principles,
but more importantly, that we learn things like
contentment, self-control, and generosity.

4. Jon C. Wiebe, President
Workshop on January 17:
Consumer or Steward: Which Name Do You Choose?

5. 10 I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you have been concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it.
Philippians 4:10

6. 11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.
12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
13 I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.
Philippians 4:10-13

7. Definition of content:
autarkes – “strong enough in the face of external circumstances”

8. 11 …to be content whatever the circumstances.
12 …being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. Philippians 4:10-12
What does it mean to be content in bad circumstances (hungry and poor)?
What does it mean to be content in good circumstances (well fed and rich)?

9. 11 …I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.
12 …I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation….
Philippians 4:11-12

10. 11 …I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.
12 …I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation….
Philippians 4:11-12
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
Romans 12:2