Contentment

Content = desiring no more than what one has (I might disagree with the entire implications of that definition)

Last night at prayer meeting there was a good discussion regarding contentment.
A couple questions: Are non-Christians ever truly content?
Is it wrong to ever desire something I don't have?

There may be non-Christians who are absolutely happy with what they have* . But say you take away all the things/people in a person's life that are making him happy. Then what? The Christian has access to the power to remain content; he may not tap into it perfectly - I know I don't - but I think in general will be more content than the non-Christian.

It is not wrong for me to desire something I don't have. Actually, I think I can remain content (by my definition of the word) while still identifying items I would like. What's important is my motive for desiring those things, and whether I would honestly be okay with not having them.

There are certain eternal treasures that Christians should never be content to be without.

* Unless all non-Christians have a vague sense of incompleteness because they do not have God in their lives