Written by Sarah Ivill, a contemporary writer, Bible teacher, and speaker.
Most people find it very difficult to be content. Contentment is difficult because we are fallen people living in a fallen world. No longer do we worship God alone and work for His glory. Until Jesus returns, we will battle the desire to want Christ plus someone or something else. But be encouraged. If you are united to Christ by faith, you can truly, though not perfectly, be content…One of the reasons we find it hard to be content is because we don’t really trust that God loves us and is working all things for our good. But when we “see what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God” and believe that “for those who love God all things work together for good,” then we can rest in His plans for our lives…we can stop trying to control who we are and what we have, and instead, we can be content with the truth that the Lord is King over all…If we are living for the things of this world, we will never be content…Instead of pursuing the pleasures of this world, we are to pursue “righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness” and “take hold of the eternal life to which [we] were called.”
I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content . . . I can do all things through him who strengthens me. [Philippians 4:11, 13]
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