Quotes about Contentment
Being alive is having what I want, that is my joy, my happiness.
— Marty Rubin
Life is to be enjoyed, not endured
— Gordon Hinckley
Through all of living have much joy and laughter, life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.
— Gordon Hinckley
Calm of mind, all passion spent.
— John Milton
The sum of earthly bliss.
— John Milton
Woe to us if we get our satisfaction from the food in the kitchen and the TV in the den and the sex in the bedroom with an occasional tribute to the cement blocks in the basement!
— John Piper
I know of no other way to triumph over sin long-term than to gain a distaste for it because of a superior satisfaction in God.
— John Piper
God is most glorified when you are most satisfied in Him.
— John Piper
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." So we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?" (Hebrews 13:5—6)
— John Piper
The really wonderful moments of joy in this world are not moments of self-satisfaction, but self-forgetfulness.
— John Piper
If we only trust Christ to give us gifts and not himself as the all-satisfying gift, then we do not trust him in a way that honors him as our treasure. We simply honor the gifts. They are what we really want, not him.
— John Piper
Be glad in the Lord and receive willingly from His Hand all that he designs for my holiness - both painful and pleasant.
— John Piper