Philippians 4:12,13- “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. I can do all this through him who gives me strength.”
As a child, he wanted each new toy.
As a teenager, she bought a new outfit for every occasion.
As a young adult, she constantly redecorated her first home.
As an executive, he purchased a luxury car every year.
Boats, vacations, jewelry.
Would they ever be satisfied? Would happiness always elude them?
Would they someday learn the secret to being content with what they had in the “here and now?”
The apostle Paul knew the secret.
True joy—real contentment—wasn’t based on things.
Paul was content because of his faith in God. That one relationship was what gave him the strength to persevere no matter what his life circumstances.
The truth is, contentment is a state of being. It is a way of life that is not acquired and lost, based on life’s circumstances.
It can be who you are because you know whose you are.
You can be content if, above all else, you first seek a relationship with your Heavenly Father.
Then, as the Bible says in Matthew 6:33, “all these things will be given to you as well.”
Acts 22:14,15- “Then he (Ananias) said: ‘The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and to hear words from his mouth. You will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.”
Proverbs 16:25 “There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.”
Daniel 6:19-23 “At the first light of dawn, the king got up and hurried to the lions’ den. When he came near the den, he called to Daniel in an anguished voice, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to rescue you from the lions?”Daniel answered, “May the king live forever! My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight. Nor have I ever done any wrong before you, Your Majesty.”
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