Our discussion concerning Discerning the Will of God and experiencing contentment in the midst of life has been put to the test for my family this last couple of weeks. My younger brother found himself in need of a new heart. His had failed. He had been on a transplant list at UCLA Medical Center since September […]
“Not that I speak from want; for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering […]
Our month long discussion on Discerning the Will of God compelled me to consider one of my least favorite topics, contentment…or more accurately its contrast…discontent. The two topics are certainly related. I believe that a spirit of discontent is simply “Practical Christian Atheism”. When ‘things’ don’t go as we believe they should the sin of […]
Lately I have been thinking about contentment…or more specifically, its antecedent…a spirit of discontent. There is no question that a lack of gratitude leads to a discontented heart. Both of course, are acts of disobedience to our “Good, Good Father” (I love this song by Chris Tomlin). Jeff Robinson, in his blog for Founders Ministries, rightly claims […]
