Quotes about Contentment
Just the knowledge that a good book is waiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier.
— Kathleen Norris
I was taught that I had to 'master' subjects. But who can 'master' beauty, or peace, or joy?
— Kathleen Norris
God wants us to have faith that does not complain while waiting, but rejoices because we know our times are in His hands ... hands that labour for our highest good.
— Kay Arthur
May the things of this world so lose their power over us that we do not in the slightest wish to be 'worldly'; nay, we even delight in not remaining 'in the world.'
— Watchman Nee
We all long for heaven where God is, but we have it in our power to be in heaven with him right now-to be happy with him at this very moment. But being happy with him now means.
— Mother Teresa
When we pray to God we must be seeking nothing - nothing.
— St. Francis Of Assisi
When joy and prayer are married, their first born child is gratitude.
— Charles Spurgeon
Let your prayer for temporal blessings be strictly limited to things absolutely necessary.
— Bernard of Clairvaux
Most Christians expect little from God, ask little, and therefore receive little and are content with little.
— AW Pink
The biggest enemy to prayer is praying for something you already have.
— Bill Johnson
Prayer can solve more problems, alleviate more suffering, prevent more transgression, and bring about greater peace and contentment in the human soul than can be obtained in any other way.
— Thomas Monson
I learnt to stop fantasising about the perfect job or the perfect relationship because that can actually be an excuse for not living.
— Alain de Botton