Learning Contentment

1 Kings 15; 2 Chronicles 13-14; Philippians 4 

“…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

Contentment in the Lord is not a state of being that we suddenly find ourselves in; but rather, a process of learning to surrender and release our every need and our very lives to the Lord. 

If we are accustomed to living with modest means, are we content living in plenty?

Or, are we judgmental of those whose standard of living is higher than our own?

Are we content when living with those who have much less that we do, recognizing the same Lord owns all we have?

Are we open to a process of learning where our security and well-being are not found in how much or little we have, but rather, in whom we have placed our full trust and our very lives?

Paul planted house churches in the homes of the wealthiest patrons of Ephesus, Antioch, and Corinth, as well as in Rome while he was under house arrest, and in Philippi when he was in prison.

Are we content in the Lord, or are we still looking for security in things?

“Lord Jesus, you are my security and life, for your glory.”