Growing up in a large family, we made do

. . .  with what we had. My folks didn't buy chips or cookies or ice cream. If we got hungry between meals or after school, we ate mustard and sugar sandwiches. We blended sugar, cocoa, and milk, called it gooey and spread it on saltine crackers. We didn't get a phone until I was pre-teen. 

Hebrews 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness, and be content with such things as ye have; for he hath said, I will never leave thee nor forsake thee. 

Contentment cannot come from material things, for they can never satisfy the heart. Only God can do that. Be on your guard for all kinds of greed.

A man's life doesn't consist of his abundant possessions. When we have God, we have all we need. The material things of life can decay or be stolen, but God will never leave us or forsake us.

This promise was made to Joshua when he succeeded Moses, and it is fulfilled to us in Jesus Christ.