Grow in Contentment Through Worship

Grow in Contentment Through Worship – “What are the good things about your church, your work, your neighborhood? Bring these to mind, especially when you are inclined to complain, and as you do, you will learn to be content.”

Contentment Doesn’t Mean You Must Stay in the Same Circumstance Forever

Contentment Doesn’t Mean You Must Stay in the Same Circumstance Forever – “It is wrong to think that a change in our circumstances is what will actually bring us contentment. But it is fine to look to a change in circumstances, knowing that our satisfaction comes from God instead of our new situation.”

Infants Are Easily Discontented

Infants Are Easily Discontented – “Infants are easily discontented. They cry when hungry, they cry when tired, they cry when uncomfortable, they cry when afraid. It often seems they cry for no reason at all!”

To Pursue Contentment, Don’t Believe the Lies of Our Culture

To Pursue Contentment, Don’t Believe the Lies of Our Culture – “Christians are called to be content, to be satisfied with what we have at the moment (in places like Phil 4:10-13). That’s an easy thing to say but a difficult thing to do. One of the reasons it is so difficult is that so much in our culture is pushing us to be discontent.”

The Elusiveness of Contentment

The Elusiveness of Contentment – “The truth is most people spend most of what they earn, regardless of how much they take in. We can’t just blame the economy. We need to look inward.”

 

The Elusiveness of Contentment

The Elusiveness of Contentment – “The truth is most people spend most of what they earn, regardless of how much they take in. We can’t just blame the economy. We need to look inward.”

Another Year Under the Sun

Another Year Under the Sun – “Wisdom is an instinct for living in the world as it is, not as we wish it to be.”

In Love with the Life You Don’t Have

In Love with the Life You Don’t Have – “You know, I don’t want to be somewhere else anymore. I’m not waiting for anything new to happen . . . not looking around the next corner and over the next hill. I’m here now. That’s enough.”

A Joy that Inhabits Sadness, Confusion, and Vulnerability

A Joy that Inhabits Sadness, Confusion, and Vulnerability – “Though circumstances sabotage my happiness, heartache deflates my gladness, and unknown outcomes turn delight into sleepless nights, yet I will rejoice in you Lord Jesus—our righteousness, King, and peace.”

 

The Success of Others

The Success of Others – “Is my life still important if it doesn’t include the same kinds of successes that I see other people achieving and enjoying? If they reach higher and go further than I do, am I just one more loser bringing up the rear in some kind of cosmic reality show competition?”

 

If You Want to Be Content, Stop Looking Back

If You Want to Be Content, Stop Looking Back – “Why? Why? Why?” 

Putting Our Contentment to the Test

Putting Our Contentment to the Test – “Our strength will fail us, our determination will waver, and our efforts will be futile unless we rest in his truth that though we are sinful and broken, our identity as believers is in Christ alone.”

The Secret of Good vs. Better

The Secret of Good vs. Better – “Paul saw the life of the believer as ultimately consisting of two options: good and better. This is the secret to his contentment. This is the secret to his passion. It gives him courage in the face of opposition.”

How the Psalms Teach Us Contentment

How the Psalms Teach Us Contentment – “In reading the Psalms, one does not draw the conclusion that the writers believed lasting happiness and satisfaction to be found anywhere other than God.” 

On Possessions, Contentment, and Eternity

On Possessions, Contentment, and Eternity – “Not that I am not grateful. In fact, I am very thankful for the abundance that I enjoy. But during this period of self-quarantining, I am haunted by the role these possessions have in my life.”

He Is Enough

He Is Enough – “Ever since Eve desired more and succumbed to the temptation of the serpent, discontentment has plagued our world.”

He Is Enough

He Is Enough – “True contentment is found in knowing the character of God and His history of faithfulness and in trusting in His sovereign wisdom and goodness to provide.”

Will We Still Thank God? Gratitude in a Year of Grumbling

Will We Still Thank God? Gratitude in a Year of Grumbling – “Thanksgiving comes the same Thursday year after year after year, and yet, for many, this Thanksgiving may feel strangely mistimed, inconvenient, perhaps even inappropriate.”

 

What Makes Us Want to Move and Travel?

What Makes Us Want to Move and Travel? – “There is a difference between confident movement in faith and the craving movement of frustration.”

Enjoying Imperfection

Enjoying Imperfection – “Only God does all things perfectly. In a world that has written God out of the story, we have written ourselves into the role of perfection-attainment. And it is killing us—our dusty little frames, our finite abilities can’t handle it.”