The Heart of Discontent #557

Ads were once simple presentations of the good qualities of various products. Washers clean clothes. Toothpaste makes teeth white. Soap scrub away dirt. This was the modern approach. Much advertising today is postmodern. Image replaces function. Cars and clothes make a statement.

Cigarettes and beer portray an image. Advertisers tinker with our hearts. They appeal to lust and the lower nature. They foster discontent.

Politics takes a similar stance no matter the party. Image replaces issues. Spin replaces truth. Truth is relative. What candidates say is the truth simply because they say it. Pulling at the heart, fostering discontent, and offering hope are real tactics.

Discontent in the heart erupts in actions not sought by advertisers or politicians. In aggravated cases, discontent races riot. Young people, exasperated by false promises that foster discontent in their hearts, lash out against parents and peers. "What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is not the source your pleasures that wage war in your members? You lust and do not have; so you commit murder. You are envious and cannot obtain; so you fight and quarrel." (James 4:1-2).

Contentment is something you learn. You can do so by the grace of God. "I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am…. I can do all things through Him who strengthens me" (Philippians 4:11and 13).

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