Being content
June 27th, 2008
Being content in hard times is easier said than done. The Apostle Paul from the Bible understood true contentment. Many times he had been beaten, whipped, shipwrecked, starved and imprisoned, but he still said he was content.
In Philippians 4:11-13 Paul says this, “I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 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”.
Paul learned that while the situations of life may be up and down, if he was connected to Christ and trusting in Him, then he would be able to continue on in Christ’s strength. He knew that true contentment is not found in things, but in Christ.