Is your life a life of contentment?
If someone came to you and ask, “Are you a contented person?” What would you say?
There are many people in this world today that would say, I have everything that I ever wanted.” There are also many people in this world today that would say, “The Lord has given me everything that I have ever needed.” Does this mean that the Lord has provided everything that I desired or just allowed me to have what I need to get by?
The Apostle Paul, when writing to the Philippians, stated in 4:12; “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 or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.”
How many of us in this modern-day world can say, “Thank you Lord for what you have provided and allowed me to have.” How many of us are content in our situations whether they be bad or good? How many of us praise the Lord God in our time of fulfillment and in our time of despair?
So many of us go through this world today saying, “I wish I could or wish I had…?” It seems that most of us look at what we don’t have instead of being thankful and appreciative of what we do have.
During our many moves to different towns and cities, my wife and I have befriended many, many people. Many of these people have helped us in our time of need and we have also been able to help others in their time of need. God has thoroughly blessed us in each of these situations and has taught us life experiences in which we have learned from.
One such experience has been an older couple that was in dire need. Their families from both sides had turned their back on them, their finances were depleted, and they became homeless for a while. During this time, I never heard either one of them downplay their love for family and friends. The older gentleman would only say that, “the Lord has provided for them in the past and will continue to look out for them.” Even during this time of desperate need this couple never took their eyes and dependence off Jesus.
Just as the apostle Paul, who wrote his letter to the Philippians from prison, this older couple found their contentment in Christ. How many of us can say that we also find our contentment in our Lord and Savior? All of us need to remember what we are told in Hebrews 13:5; “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’” Do you know Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior? If not, invite Him into your heart today and find contentment that only He can provide.
Prayer: Thank you Lord Jesus for another day of life. You have blessed me beyond measure, and I thank you for that. Help me to help others in their time of need.” Amen.
