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Contentment

Wednesday January 11, 2023

In recovery circles, some of us know what it is like to live in plenty and others of us have experienced what it is like to live in poverty.  Contentment in life does not come from having all that we need but from a deep satisfaction within.  If we know that we are loved and cared for and someone has our back, that can give us a sense of peace and security in any situation we may find ourselves. 

 Fear of the Lord leads to life, bringing security and protection from harm.  (Proverbs 19:23 NLT) 

Without Jesus as our Saviour and Lord, we will never experience contentment.  Some of us have sought satisfaction in money, in our substance of choice, and in human relationships.  We made false gods of these things by focusing our minds and all our efforts on having them.  They may have satisfied us for a time but eventually they failed to fulfill the deep longing within our heart.  There is only one thing that will fill the emptiness in each one of us and that is, God in us. 

 But those who still reject me are like the restless sea, which is never still but continually churns up mud and dirt.  There is no peace for the wicked,” says my God.  (Isaiah 57:20-21 NLT) 

God has prepared a way for us to enjoy contentment in life.  Jesus paid the price for our sins to be forgiven.  We can be free from the power of sin by accepting this gift from God.  All things are possible to those who believe in God. When we walk in His ways, we will know peace in the deepest place of our soul.  The contentment that God gives is priceless and cannot be bought with silver and gold.

 Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth.  After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can’t take anything with us when we leave it.  (1 Timothy 6:6-7 NLT)

 

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, I confess I have wandered far from You.  Today, I humbly ask You to come into my heart and help me follow You in all my ways.  My desire is to experience Your peace that passes all understanding.  Amen

 

 

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