How do I find contentment in life. Everything I run into these days seems to try and make me less content so I will buy something else that promises to make me content.
(1 Timothy 6:8) And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
(Hebrews 13:5) Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have; for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
So, again, it is a choice I must make to be content.
What about when someone says or does something that upsets me and I find myself resenting them or their actions. Anger, bitterness, irritability, and complaining are often the sinful reactions I have. It is a constant stream battling for my life. So how can I be content when this happens.
By being honest with God about how I feel, forgiving those who have "wronged" me, and then concentrating on all the good gifts and things God has given me, I can overcome those sinful reactions.
Again, it is a choice I make. I must choose to be content in my life's circumstances no matter what they may be. God has promised to be with me no matter what comes my way. Father help me to be truly content so that others may see you in me and want the contentment only you can give.
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