"Not that I speak in respect of want; for I learned in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound everywhere and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." (Phillippians 4:11-13)
The writer of Phillippians spoke something so profound that many of us our ignorant to. Are we content in the state that we are in today? What is your prespective of your circumstanes that you are currently in? None of us are perfect but as the writer states what is our responds to what we go through. Have we learned to be content in the midst of affliction and lack or is our happiness based on what we have or don't have? We must learn to be content in our good times as well as our bad times. We want to be strengthened by God but don't want the pain of being hungry or empty. God wants to strengthen us but it comes to those that are content in Him. Contentment has to be based in our relationship with God not things. For circumstances changed but God remains faithful through whatever state we may be in. If you are in pain, lost, depressed, confused take your eyes off of what is going wrong in your life and begin to focus on the gifts that God has place in front of you. Being content is a choice that we must make everyday. Recognize that God wants to strengthen you in each day and be thankful what you do have. When our perspective changes we are empowered through our circumstances not consumed by them. God bless you and strive to be content so that God can reveal His strength through you.
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