How much is enough? Do you really believe that God is good and sovereign over your circumstances? In this episode, Melissa Kruger joins Karen Hodge to go back to the beginning of our discontentment to see what the Bible says about coveting and the real secret to contentment.
Discussion Questions
- What is the “next thing” that you are waiting for that makes contentment elusive?
- What could you do today to foster a deeper relationship with the Lord in this season of life? What obstacles will you need to overcome?
- Melissa says the enemy of contentment is covetousness. Do you agree or disagree?
- Respond to Brene Brown’s statement: The opposite of scarcity is not abundance but enough….”
- What was the real root of Eve’s problem? Do you identify with her struggle?
About the Speaker:
Melissa Kruger
Melissa Kruger serves as women’s ministry coordinator at Uptown Church (PCA) in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the author of The Envy of Eve: Finding Contentment in a Covetous World and Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood. Her husband, Mike, is the president of Reformed Theological Seminary, and they have three children. She writes at Wits End, hosted by The Gospel Coalition. You can follow her on Twitter.
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