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.
Philippians 4:11-13
In the early 1990s, author and speaker Patsy Clairmont boarded an airplane and sat next to a young man. She began a conversation with him and soon found out that he was a Marine who had been serving in Operation Desert Storm.
Throughout their conversation, he told her that he was on his way home where his family would greet him at the airport. To which Clairmont commented that he must have thought about returning home to his family many times while he was in the Middle East.
But the Marine replied, "Oh, no, ma'am. We were taught never to think of what might never be, but to be fully available right where we were."
This young man was content right where he was...despite his situation. Contentment is the full acceptance of yourself, your surroundings, your past, and your future.
As believers, we can be content because Jesus paid for our sins on the cross. giving us salvation and eternal life with Him. Knowing this should help us be perfectly satisfied with our current situations because
He is sufficient to meet all of our needs
(Philippians 4:19).
However, contentment is never easy to obtain! It is a learned trait. No matter your situation today, strive to rely on God in every situation and circumstance.
Realize that He is sufficient and has given you all that you need for this moment in time. As you begin to depend more on Him, you will learn to be content!
PRAYER:
Thank God for the situation He has placed you in at this point in your life and commit to rely on Him in each and every situation.