ORANGE —
My wife and I were talking to friends on the phone.
They shared with us that they had purchased a pair of the new I-Phone 5s.
That’s just what I needed to hear because my wife thinks she needs a new I-Phone. My wedding present to her, a year and nine months ago, was the I-Phone she needed.
Shouldn’t a wedding present last longer than a year and nine months? My question is how can you be content with what you have?
Paul is an excellent example of contentment.
Paul wrote the following words while he was sitting in a prison cell in Rome awaiting execution. “I have learned to be content with whatever I have.”
“I know what it is to have little, and I know what it is to have plenty.”
“In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being well-fed and of going hungry, of having plenty and of being in need” (Philippians 4:11-12).
Can we learn to be content in whatever circumstance we find ourselves?
Adam Hamilton in his book, “Enough” suggests there are four things to consider in seeking to be content.
First, remember it could be worse.
For my wife, who has a year and nine month old phone, she could have my four year old phone instead with the volume button missing.
Then consider the question, “How long will this make me happy?”
Many times you buy something you think will make you happy, and you find the feeling fades and it’s simply not worth the expense. One of the greatest keys to being happy is to develop a grateful heart. A grateful heart recognizes that all of life is a gift. Contentment comes when we spend more time “giving thanks” for what we have, than thinking about what we do not have.
“Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus, for you. (I Thessalonians 5:18)
Contrary to what Apple would have us believe, real contentment cannot be bought with a two year contract.
We have a deeper need where contentment is concerned.
Our souls long for something that money cannot buy, no matter how great the packaging or the hype. The Bible tells us that real contentment can only be found in God.
Hebrews 13:5-6 reads: “Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have; for Christ has said, ‘I will never leave you or forsake you.’
So we can say with confidence, “The Lord is our helper, we will not be afraid.” Hebrews 13:5-6
Religion
Happiness is . . .
- Religion
-
-
Annual Memorial Day program set for Sunday
A long-standing tradition of honoring those who served and gave their lives in defense of their country will continue this Sunday afternoon in Orange.
-
Vidor church collecting items for tornado victims
A church with a reputation for helping those in need across the state is reaching out to its neighbors to the north.
-
Revival to help Orange African American Museum
Minister of Samaritan Way Outreach Ministries Barbara Myles wanted to do something to help the Orange African American Museum.
-
The Most Exciting Lesson You'll Ever Learn
"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it" (Proverbs 22.6).
-
Haters
Have you ever had to deal with someone that you really do not care for?
-
The inestimable worth of one soul
A gem dealer was strolling the aisles at the Tuscon Gem and Mineral Show when he noticed a blue-violet stone the size and shape of a potato.
-
Church Calendar 5.18.13
Church events for the week starting May 18, 2013.
-
Mother’s Day, It’s about Children
Mom would have loved the abundance of beautiful wild flowers that now blossom alongside our Texas highways in the spring.
-
Mother's Day Survival Kit for Befuddled Dads
First, my disclaimer, I am not a dad and second I have only been married two years.
-
Men Step Up, Males Bow Out
I was talking with a young mother who was crying.
- More Religion Headlines
-
