“Contentment is the equilibrium between the enjoyment of life now and the anticipation of what is to come. . . It is the faith-filled belief that what God has bestowed now is worthy of gratitude and appreciation, not merely because it is enough but because it is good”.
Finding contentment is definitely a fine balance between ingratitude and incentive. We are called to do our best in all we do and working hard to better ourselves and others shouldn’t be taken as ingratitude, but we also should just sit around and be complacent either. We are called to take steps of faith and that can be done without being ungrateful for what we already have. It all comes down to a matter of the heart.
We don’t give up our dreams and desires just because we learn contentment with what God has already given us. We do, however, come to a place where we realize that what our dreams and desires are might not necessarily be what is best for us. We have to align our goals with what God has in store for us.
When we live satisfied with what God has given us and work toward our goals, we have the best of both worlds. We can take pleasure in what we are already experiencing as well as continuing to dream about what is to come.
This chapter marks the end of the first section of the book. You are asked to sign a resolution to be satisfied and have a spirit of contentment. The author doesn’t take this lightly and suggests taking some time to review what you’ve already read and to pray before making this resolution. It also asks that you do it out loud in front of a witness so that person can hold you accountable. My husband was my witness.
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