Open My Eyes: A 21-Day Fasting Devotional from Jentezen FranklinSample

Fasting Day 16: Godly Contentment

I pray that you are experiencing the Lord in amazing ways. You have His attention so press in. Ask your questions and allow Him to reveal His plans for you. Write everything down that He shows you so you have a reminder when this season of fasting is over. Press in, friend. Worship Him and tell Him you love Him and allow Him to fill your room, car or wherever you are with His presence. 

Contentment is Directly Connected to Gratitude 

The dictionary definition of the word “contentment” is “a state of happiness and satisfaction.” Let me ask you a question: Are you happy? I understand hunger, drive, goals and dreams…but putting all those aside for just a moment, are you happy? When happiness and contentment are always something out in the future that occurs after we have arrived or after some great achievement, we miss God all together. 

When you are walking through the dark hallway of life’s pressures and trials, God can open your eyes to discover untapped potential, beauty, truth, and life. True contentment can only be experienced when our eyes are open to all God has done for us and we are rooted in gratitude and our eyes can see what is so obvious to everyone else. If all you had was your salvation you would have enough to be thankful for every day. If your family is saved as well you are blessed beyond measure in any situation…even death.

Prayer: Lord, I thank You for all that You’ve done for me. I love You and I praise You for the blessings You’ve given me. I ask You, God, to keep my contentment and happiness always focused on You. I don’t want my happiness and contentment to be filled by something or someone else. Remind me to not fill that with other things of this world. I know only You, God, can fully bring me love and happiness, joy and contentment. Don’t let the things of this world pull me away from that truth.