| So how do I find true peace and contentment in life? Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect pece all who trust in you, whose thoughts are fixed on you! There are many ways to have transient peace of what we think is peace, but genuine peace is found only in trusting relationship with the Lord. Is contentment found in money or success? Ecclesiastes 5:19-20 To enjoy your work and acceptyour lot in life-that is indeed a gift from God. People who do this rarely look with sorrow on the past, for God has gicen them reasons for joy. Phillippians 4:11-13 I have learned how to get along happily whether I have much or little...OI have learned the secret of living in every situation...For I can do everything with the help of Christ who gives me the strength I need. Hebrews 13:5 Stay away from the love of money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, "I will never fail ylu. I will never forsake you." Contentment is not dependent on wealth, nor does it have to be stifled by poverty. Weath by itself is neutral-neighter good nor bad. The key is to thank God for what we have and to use our time and resources to please him. 1 Peter 5:8 Your enemy the deevil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Satan's goall is to get us to believe the illusion that knowing more orh aving more will make us content. Actually, it just shows we'll never be satisfed. A person who is never satisfied is a person who fails to fully trust God. How do I learn to be content in any situation? Matthew 5:3 God blesses those who realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is given to them. Luke 14:33 So no one can become my disciple without giving up everything for me. Contentment comes when we are willing to give up everything for God. Only then we are truly free to rest in the peace and security God offers. PROMISE FROM GOD: Psalm 107:9 For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. |
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