The Joy of Contentment
May 20, 2018 • Justin Marbury • Rejoice, Philippians 4:10-13
The apostle Paul claimed that he had learned to be content in "whatever situation" he was in. That may not immediately seem hard to believe until you understand what contentment is. Jeremiah Burroughs, in his classic work on contentment, "The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment" defines Christian contentment as, "that sweet, inward, quiet, gracious frame of spirit, which freely submits to and delights in God's wise and fatherly disposal." Do you sweetly and inwardly, quietly and graciously, freely submit to AND delight in any and every situation? If not, be encouraged, neither did Paul. Not at first. He had to learn contentment. And so do you we. Let's consider the contentment of Paul and how we can learn to be content like him.