Contentment what does it mean?
To be satisfied, to find gratification, to find comfort in, to be at peace The state of being mentally or emotionally satisfied with things as they are Today it is truly rare to find anyone who is truly content with his or her condition in life.
God’s word tells us a lot about contentment, being satisfied with what we have, who we are, and where we’re going.
In Matthew 6:25 Jesus said, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?”
What Jesus is telling us is to be content with what we have. And He has directly commanded us not to worry about the things of this world, that
He knows our needs and will take care of them for us. He also tells us that the ungodly strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them, that we are not to seek after the things of this world but to seek his kingdom and his righteousness first, and that if we will do this all these things will be given to you us
From Jesus’ words, we can deduce that lack of contentment is sin and it puts us in the same category as those who do not know God.
Paul suffered and went without what we call the comforts of life more than most people could ever imagine, but yet He was content, he knew the secret of contentment: in Paul’s own words 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 everything through Him who gives me strength”
And in Hebrews we are told, “Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with the things you have.
Jesus tells us, “I will never leave you nor forsake you”.
So either you believe the words of the Lord or you don’t, if you truly believe in Jesus and trust Him with your life than why do you act like the unbeliever and have discontentment in your life?
If what the Lord has said is true then we should be able to stand in any situation and say “The Lord is my shepherd i shall not want”
Yet instead it seems those who call themselves believers continue to seek after more of the things of this world, never contented with their lot in life.
The one’s who loves money never has money enough, and is never satisfied to just live but always has to be doing something, keeping busy usually interfering in the lives of others to make sur they are doing what they should be doing This too is meaningless”
“Be content with the things you have” not striving after the world’s things or your position in life, For if are faithful God will cause all things to work together for our good.
To worry means we do not trust God.
And to always have to go means you have discontentment in your life, the key to overcoming your discontentment and lack of faith is to find out who God really is and how He has been faithful to supply the needs of His people in the past.
“Be still and know I am God”