How Much Is Enough?

I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth. I was never handed anything growing up. That's not to say I went without. I had everything I needed, but it was rare to receive what I wanted. I learned early in life to be grateful for what I had. I had enough to eat, I had clothes to wear, I had shoes, I went to good schools, I had shelter, and I was grateful.

I grew up around wealth, not in it. I know what it's like to struggle with the decision to pay utilities or buy groceries. As a young, single mother, I faced those types of decisions several times. While there may have been programs available to help me, I was a little too independent and proud to ask for help. There were many times when my child ate, but I didn't. Thankfully, that was a short lived period in my life; but it's one of the most important times in my life. It was during that time that I realized rising up from where I had fallen was completely up to me. I made the necessary changes and began the journey to who I am today.

Today, many years later, we live very comfortably. We aren't "wealthy" by any means, but we don't really want for anything. Which brings me to the question...How much is "enough"? Like I said, we're not wealthy, but we are blessed to have more than enough...
We have enough house.
We have enough clothes.
We have enough food to eat.
We have enough to pay bills.
We have enough to travel.
We have enough to help others in need, and we do without hesitation.

Do we have everything we want? It depends on how you define "want".
There are 2 ways I can answer this question.
1.) From a material item standpoint, the answer would be no.  Humans are wired to constantly "want". We constantly talk about wanting more money so we can have "more" of what we think we want. We see our friends buy that new house or car, go on an exotic vacation, always have the newest fashions and accessories, and immediately we start thinking "I need one of those too". We see the newest fashions, shoes, accessories, and somehow convince ourselves we need them.
In reality, we don't need anything. But there's an innate feeling that we have to keep up. So we justify wanting something by convincing ourselves we need it.
2.) From an awareness of the important things in life, my answer would be a resounding YES! I have everything I want. My faith in God and Jesus, my husband, our children and family, our dogs, a few close friends, food, water, a few clothes, and a roof over our heads, and the opportunity to help others are all I really want.

We don't want a big house. We don't want an excessive amount of clothes. We don't want and refuse to play the "Look at us, we have the bigger house, better clothes, more expensive toys than you" game that most folks love to play. We don't want or need the types of friends who judge us based on what we have, only come around when they want something, or it's convenient for them.

We have more than enough and we're happy.

Now it's your turn. How much is enough for you?