Contentment

"Contentment…being satisfied; not wanting more or anything else." How often we are drawn to “the something more” and instead of being grateful we are dissatisfied and defeated by what someone else has or a new and improved model. Thanks be to God that there is nothing above the cross – when we drink of the living water, we will never thirst again.
So often this analogy is used in Scripture…are you hungry? Eat of the bread of life and never hunger again. Are you thirsty? Drink of the living water and never thirst again. Our satisfaction, our contentment is eternal in Christ. He alone is sufficient; He alone satisfies the deepest longings of our soul.
How do we model contentment? By resting is Christ… by evaluating all of our choices; all of our longings through the grid of God’s glory… by asking the penetrating and often unnerving question, “How will this choice draw me closer to God? How will this activity, this purchase, reveal more clearly the glory of God in my life?” It is not that we live under the law, devoid of joy; but rather we live under grace, overflowing with joy – that God in His mercy has given life through Christ.
It is grace that brings contentment because God has given us everything in Christ – He is the utmost blessing; He is the ultimate gift. We can cease striving, because in Christ we have enough. We want nothing more.
Cindy