A Contented Heart
Contentment can
seem so elusive, like a slippery bar of soap popping from a toddler’s
hand. We strive as believers to place our trust in the Lord, but some
circumstances can hinder our growth and keep our emotions in a tangled mess.
The Bible tells us
that contentment is being satisfied and at peace with what we have or with our
current circumstances. Contentment grows in us when our hearts and minds are
not monopolized by the external world but are focused more on God’s promises. We
must trust that God knows what is best and will provide for our needs.
Trust, Faith, and Peace intertwine to produce the contentment we seek. Don’t give up hope on
that slippery bar of soap, God can create a contented heart in us if we only ask.
Below are some Scripture verses to help focus our minds and hearts on Him.
Five Verses on
Contentment:
1 Timothy 6:6-7 But
godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the
world, and we can take nothing out of it.
Hebrews 13: 5-6 Keep
your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have,
because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” So we
say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can
mere mortals do to me?”
Proverbs 15:16 Better
a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil.
Psalm 37: 3-4 Trust
in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Take delight
in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6: 25-26 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 than food and the body more than
clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in
barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable
than they?
May the God of
Peace guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
