The Secret Of Contentment

…I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. 12 I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. 13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me. --Philippians 4:11-13

Do you like learning secrets? Most people, I would think love to hear a juicy little secret. Our ears naturally perk up when people whisper. Well Paul has a secret to tell us. It is a secret that he wants to whisper in your ear. It is the secret of being content.

Oh how we (I) need to know and believe this truth. Covetousness (which is the opposite of contentment) made God’s top 10 list (10 Commandments). It is one of those roots that grow near the bottom of all sin. Paul’s secret to us, is that we can learn to be content in any and all circumstances. We can learn to be content through the strength of Jesus Christ. “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” The “all things” is in the context of contentment. Paul is telling us the secret of being content in all circumstances. It is through Christ, who strengthens us…