How To Be Content!
"For I have learned in
whatever state I am,
to be content."
Philippians 4: 11
Pastor Erik Raymond wrote a book called
Chasing Contentment, and this was his best
definition for that elusive quality: “Contentment
is the inward, gracious, quiet spirit that joyfully
rests in God’s providence.”
In other words, contentment is not loud. It’s not
the finale at the fireworks exhibition. It’s the quiet
pleasure of a cup of hot tea tinged with honey. It
is the purring of a cat or the cooing of a baby. It is
what we require for our emotional and spiritual
health.
Pride thrives on a competitive nature that tries to
remain on top. Pride is a brutal master that keeps
you struggling, striving, and grasping for some
worldly recognition and success.
If you want to experience peace, live humbly
and be content in what God has given you and
called you to do. Writer Pearl S. Buck said that
“Many people lose the small joys in the hope for
the big happiness.”
There’s nothing wrong with more,
but
blessed is the person who is content with
less. Don’t be contentious. Just be
content!
You say, “If I had a little more,
I should be very
satisfied.” You
make a mistake. If you are not
content with what you have,
you
would not be satisfied if it were
doubled.
Charles Spurgeon