The Secret of Contentment

GodThoughtsWired!             Tuesday, October 18, 2011

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the secret of contentment

"I have learned to be content
in whatever circumstances I am."Philippians 4:11

Isn't that AMAZING?!  C'mon!  I mean, really?  Contentment regardless?  What a place to be!  What a thing to "learn!"  And do you know where the guy was who said that?  Paul was writing from a prison cell!

-The Bible tells us tht Abraham, "He died at a ripe old age, satisfied with life" (Genesis 25:7).

-Incredibly, when all was said and done in Job's life the Bible declares,

"And Job died,
an old man and full of days."Job 42:17, bold mine

This phrase, "full of days" might best be understood as, "super-satisfied with life, completely fulfilled."  ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!  Job died super-satisfied with life?!  Do you have any idea what Job had to go through?!

In light of all that Paul and Abraham and Job had to live through, I find these testimonies pretty remakable, don't you?  "Content in whatever circumstance."

"The secret of the Lord
is for those who fear Him."Psalm 25:14

Yes, the Lord keeps secrets.  And some of those secrets are reserved only for those who "fear"* Him.

So, have you learned the secret? 

The answer is perfectly described in a single verse somewhere in the book of Proverbs.  I'll give a FREE COPY OF MY LATEST BOOK, The Bible Says, Volume 1, to the first 10 people to email me the correct answer.

*In this verse, the word "fear" means "to reverence," or "treat with great respect."

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