Contentment means different things to different people. For me, contentment was having an understanding that I should be happy with everything in my life and be thankful.
"But godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Timothy 6:6 (NIV).
This verse tells us that we should honor God and center our desires on Him. Turning our thoughts and desires to God will allow God to teach us how to accept the gifts that God gives to us and be thankful for them. Not everything that happens in our lives are good and we must not dwell on the negative aspects because when we dwell on the negative situations, we are allowing ourselves to disobey God.
"The Lord gives strength to His people; the Lord blesses His people with peace." Psalm 29:11 (NIV)
Each of us need to come to our own understanding of what it means to be content or to have contentment. No matter the troubles that we are facing in our own lives, we must remember that Jesus went through all these pains and sorrows so we could have an eternal life with Him!
"The most powerful life is the most simple life. The most powerful life is the life that knows where it's going, that knows where the source of strength is; it is the life that stays free of clutter and happenstance and hurriedness." Max Lucado
Good one, this kind of also reminds me of The Ten Commandments and what the apostle Paul restated on how "...thou shall not covet..." Romans 13:9. I know this was an issue for me once before that the Spirit of God helped me to overcome. Thanks for posting and God bless!
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