You have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.
Source: “An Apple a Day: Treasured Selections from Apples of Gold” by Jo Petty
Text: Proverbs 15:17;16:8;17:1
I. Little with love is better than heaps with hatred (Proverbs 15:17)
II. Dry crust with peace is better than feasting with strife. (Proverbs 17:1)
See: Proverbs 18:6;Proverbs 22:10;Proverbs 23:29-30 & Proverbs 30:33)
III. Little with righteousness is better than much gain with injustice (Proverbs 16:8)
“Discontentment rarely has anything to do with one’s financial status. Greed is cancer of the attitude, not caused by insufficient funds but by inappropriate objectives.”
~ Chuck Swindoll
IV. How to overcome discontentment
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Text: Proverbs 4:4; 6:20-23;7:2-3;22:17-18
Introduction:
The Bible was written over a period of 1500 years, by several different men, in three different languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek); yet the Bible has complete unity from the beginning to the end.
Bible study and prayer stand side by side as the primary means of spiritual growth in a Christian’s life.
Step 1: We can hear it. (The problem is that sometimes he have “selective” hearing.)
Step 2: We can read it. (More personal involvement)
Step 3: We can study it.
Step 4: We can meditate upon it. (See Hebrews 4:12-13)
Step 5: We can memorize it. (See Proverbs 4:4; 6:20-23;7:2-3;22:17-18)
Proverbs 7:2-3
2 Keep my commands and you will live;
guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.3 Bind them on your fingers;
write them on the tablet of your heart.
Conclusion
Are you ready to begin overcoming Biblical Illiteracy? (See John 14:21) 
How are you going to love Him, if you don’t know his commands?
And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!"
Galatians 4:6
The word father conjures up different images for everyone. To some it brings the picture of love, laughter, respect, and acceptance. Unfortunately, others associate the term father with fear, rejection, and disappointment. That is why it is so important not to take your understanding of your heavenly Father from your experience. Take it from Scripture. You undoubtedly had an imperfect earthly father, perhaps even one who brought you harm. But, as in all of your Christian life, the key is not to understand the Bible based on your experience, but to understand your experience in light of the Bible. God is your model of a father in the truest sense of the word.
Your heavenly Father was willing to pay any price in order to save you (Romans 8:32). Your heavenly Father is always ready to meet your needs (Luke 11:11-13). Your heavenly Father loves you so much that He is willing to discipline you to bring you to Christian maturity (Proverbs 3:11-12; Hebrews12:5-10). Even when you rebel against Him and reject His love, your Father continues to do what is best for you (Romans 5:8). He does not make His love for you conditional upon your love for Him. He loves you even when you are not loving Him (1 John 4:19). He has made you His heirs and reserves a home for you in heaven (Romans 8:15-17).
This is what a father is like biblically. If this has not been your experience, it can be now. There is One who has adopted you and who wants to love you in a way you have never experienced. Take comfort and strength from Him—your heavenly Father.
Henry and Richard Blackaby
Experiencing God Day-by-Day
