Contentmentናሙና

God has said...

Think about how many times a day we’re being told we need to be better, happier, healthier and to have more fun. We live in a world that is working every day to create a level of discontent and dissatisfaction in our lives and our circumstances to such an extent that we will want to make a change. It’s how advertising works.

Discontentment is not always bad. That stirring in our hearts can prompt us to action something we would otherwise not do, such as fighting social injustice or finally getting that health niggle seen to. However, often, the discontentment referred to above can rob us of our peace and create discord in our relationships.

It feels as though the odds are stacked against us when it comes to the challenge of living a contented life in the 21st century, but many hundreds of years ago, the writer of Hebrews seems to have anticipated this exact challenge, writing, ‘Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”’

Perhaps the key to contentment is in this profound truth? The creator of the universe, the light of the world, our Saviour, deliverer and friend is ALWAYS with us.

As we meditate on this truth and allow it to take root in our hearts, we might just discover that we already have everything we could ever need.

Written by LUCY WEIL