11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed...
A calmer faith – that’s the quiet place within us where we don’t get whiplash every time life tosses us a curve. When we don’t revolt when His plan and ours conflict. Where we relax (verses stew, sweat, and swear) in the midst of an answerless season. Where we...
‘Don’t I have a right to complain? Wild donkeys bray when they find no green grass, and oxen low when they have no food’. Job 6:5 ‘One of the most visible results of a discontented heart comes right out of our mouths. Complaining is a habit we all seem to learn. We...
Longings. Coming face to face with the fact that there are empty places in our lives that haven’t been filled. Yearnings. Wanting more than we have: more love, more enjoyment, more passion, more hope, more rest. Cravings. The hope of finding something that will...
So…one of the things I have figured out about discontentment is that it has A LOT to do with your perspective. If you choose to focus on what’s not ‘just right’ in your life, then you will ABSOLUTELY remain unsatisfied with where you are. Contentment is described as...
How in the world can I be content in all circumstances? I really don’t believe I can, but I’ll try. I’ll throw my heart into it and ask the Lord for his help. Hardships, losses, inconveniences, interruptions, relinquishments – I could name twenty things I have to...
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