The secret of being content

"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 need. I can do everything through Him who gives me strength!" Philippians 4:11-13

It is not so much the unfavorable outward conditions in life, which we need to have changed — as the attitudes of the inner life. The cause of discontent is not in our external circumstances — but in our minds and hearts.

Get the song into your heart — and you will hear songs all around you. Even the wailing storm will make music for you. Get the beauty and the good into your own soul — and you will see only beauty and good in all things. Get the peace of God deep into your own life — and you will find peace in every condition of life.

"Do not worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus!" Philippians 4:6-7

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