Contentment

In this day and age contentment is hard to find.  We are bombarded daily with advertisers telling us to buy their product.  Products which will make us younger, prettier, wealthier, and healthier.  We as consumers spend millions on products.  We go into debt, work ourselves into sickness, we need bigger houses and storage to contain our "stuff", yet nothing works.  Contentment is elusive.

Paul writing to the Philippians in 4:10-13 "for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content".  At one time Paul had it all.  He came from a wealthy family in Tarsus.  He was a Roman citizen and a man of privilege.  But his life changed dramatically upon his encounter with Jesus. 

After, Paul traveled the country preaching the Gospel.  As he traveled, he relied on others for money, he was jailed, beaten, shipwrecked, arrested again, stoned and finally killed.  Yet, Paul remained content in whatever circumstances he found himself.

Paul was content for he knew who he was in Christ.  We also can know the contentment that comes for Jesus no matter what we have or don't have.

Joseph Prince stated, "Your standing is wrapped up in Jesus".

1 Timothy 6:6-8 AMP  [It is, indeed, a source of immense profit, for] godliness accompanied with contentment (that contentment which is a sense of inward sufficiency) is great and abundant gain.  For I brought nothing into the world, and obviously I cannot take anything out of the world; but if I have food and clothing, with these I shall be content (satisfied).

Philippians 4:19  God meets all my needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Not So Humdrum

Our days can be humdrum.

We can lack excitement, variety and days can be monotonous.

We busy ourselves with daily "stuff". 

Activities done without thinking.

Going to work, school, caring for children, or doing housework.

Every day feels just like the last one. 

We are stuck.

Fortunately, we have a better way.

As we put God first, He can take the humdrum and turn it into extraordinary.

He can change our ordinary into exciting and astonishing.

Colossians 3:23

And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord

and not to men.

And suddenly what we do takes on new meaning.

Work, school, kids, and housework are done for the Lord.

It is for His glory and not ours.

Let God shine in you and through you in all you do.

He is alive!

Jesus is the living water!

Philippians 2:7
He gave up His place with God and made Himself nothing. 
He was born to be a Man and become like
a servant.

John 7:38

He who believes in me, as the scripture says, 

out of his heart will flow living waters.

There is nothing stronger than the love 

that Jesus has for us.

He came and was born a man but was fully God.

Jesus lived a mortal life and knows our pain, joy, disappointments, 

and our deepest feelings.