Philippians 4:12
says, "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."
Do you ever feel empty? Like nothing is working in
your life? Many people in our society suffer from emptiness. Most people look
for happiness, which is short term. Happiness is a counterfeit high that
quickly goes away. They hope the next superficial satisfaction will be the one
that lasts. But it doesn't. External happiness is like cotton candy; it's sweet
for a moment and dissolves an instant later.
The peak of emotion is happiness; the valley is
sadness and depression. Many feel dissatisfied with life and look to things to
bring us up. We look to more money, to have bigger and better things. We want
to look better, feel more accepted, have more power and find love for our
happiness. Rushes of happiness are short lived. When we rely on outside things
to make us content, we will be disappointed. What we all really want is deep
down soul-satisfying contentment that lasts a lifetime.
Let’s look again at Philippians 4:12 "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." The beginning is "I have learned."
Let’s look again at Philippians 4:12 "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." The beginning is "I have learned."
Contentment is learned, it doesn't just happen.
Contentment has everything to do what is inside of us. True peace &
happiness comes from within. The source is Jesus Christ. We learn and grow when
we accept His love & forgiveness. Our need for acceptance and accolades
from outside and/or man fades when we know in our hearts the joy and
contentment only Jesus and can bring.
It’s a slippery slope of disappointment and pain
when we look to anything else to fill us. Contentment, like spiritual joy, is
not based on circumstance or situations and especially not other people. It is
a deep seeded, satisfying internal fire in which we bask, the glow of the fulfilling
love Jesus offers which is not tempered by time or circumstance.
My friends, I pray you are filled anew with an all
encompassing contentment and the joy of the Lord!
Dedicated to my dear friend, Patricia McGuire July 26, 1946 - June 30, 2011
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