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.”
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