In this learning to be content series I have done my best to explain what it means to be content and how to achieve it—no matter our circumstances. But unless you apply it, you won’t be able to experience the abundant life. Read how I applied it to my life in a very difficult trial. I did learn to be content!
We all want to be content. God made us that way. And we can all learn if we do it God’s way! Learn how with these 7 keys.
Learning—that is the operative word here. We’re not born content. But the Lord wants to teach us. The first and most important key is putting God first. A contented heart flows from a heart after God.
Needs~Desires We all have them, and they are as varied as we are. Some of these longings are legitimate, some are not. We each were created with the core needs of love, acceptance, significance, security, companionship, and hope. However, some of our needs are really just wants. And some of our desires don’t align with God’s. Find out how to fill these longings the right way-God's way!
There may be many reasons why we become discontented. And sometimes we are unaware that we even are. Learn what the signs and causes of our discontentment are.
What is your definition of contentment? If you think it means NO challenges, pain, or stress, you will never be content in life! Jesus said in this world we would have tribulation (Jn 16:33). Yet God wants us to be content, and even commands it (Heb 13:5). So we need to figure out what God means by being content and how the Apostle Paul could say, “For I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.”
It’s so easy to complain and grumble. How did the Apostle Paul learn to be content in ANY circumstance? This is the first of a 7-part series on how to have a contented and grateful heart in 2023. If you find yourself complaining often and feeling empty inside, please read on.
If the Apostle Paul could learn how to be content in the most dismal of circumstances, so can we!
Come Christmas morning there will be many packages under most of our trees—of many shapes and sizes; some elaborate, some simple. But only one of them contains true happiness!
Wondering what Jesus meant when he said, "I have come that they might have life... more abundantly" in John 10:10? A look at the meaning of the abundant life. (Part 1)