The Mystery of Contentment
April 1st, 2009 | 
Author: The Bible tells us that we have been blessed with every spiritual blessing through Christ (Eph. 1:3). The Bible also tells us that in Christ we are made complete with all the fullness and power that comes from our union with Christ (Eph. 3:19 and Col. 2:10).
If that is so, then why do we struggle so much with being content. Or maybe it’s just me. We can call it what we want, but the reality is that we are often looking for the next thing. The next job/ministry, the next method, the next relationship, the next gadget, the next raise, the next …
Some of these things aren’t necessarily bad. Sometimes we need to be looking ahead. Until they become what takes our eyes off of the sufficiency and completeness of Christ and we walk down the road of thinking the next “thing” will be the the thing. But if I have everything I need already in Christ, then why do we think that there is anything else that could top that?
I was at a meeting tonight, and someone shared a great point. The Apostle Paul was content. With wherever God took him. Even in the dark, dank, grungy, horrific Roman prison system. I doubt it was anything like what a prison today looks or functions like. Remember, these were people who regularly beat people within an inch of their lives, and had turned crucifixion into an art form.
If Paul could be content with wherever God had him and with whatever God had him doing, then shouldn’t we?
Maybe there isn’t so much mystery to it after all.
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Chris, I very much agree that we need to be more patient with the direction God is given us. Myself I find this tuff sometimes. Often I times I don’t really know until time has past and look back on my accomplishments of what God’s true direction was and is. How do you manage daily expectations and timlines and how do ensure we are putting God first. I know that when I find dissappointments in life it is usually a sign of my personal interest instead of God’s. The answer I find that helps me manage is prayer and reading the bible!