'Divine discontent!
Divine discontent!
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled!" Matthew 5:6
The ideal Christian life is one . . .
of unquenchable thirst,
of bottomless yearning,
of divine discontent —
wooed ever on by visions of holier living, higher joy, and new attainments.
The trouble with too many of us, is that we are too satisfied with ourselves as we are. We have attained a small measure of peace, of holiness, of faith, of joy, of knowledge of Christ — and we are not hungering for the larger possible rewards.
Pray for discontent with your spiritual state! With all the infinite possibilities of spiritual life before you, do not sit down on a little patch of dusty ground at the foot of the mountain, in restful contentment. Do not be content until you reach the mountain's summit!
"Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me." Philippians 3:12