Quotes about Contentment

The word suffering is much too grand to apply to most of our troubles, but if we don't learn to refer the little things to God how shall we learn to refer the big ones? A definition which covers all sorts of trouble, great or small, is this: having what you don't want, or wanting what you don't have. The vicissitudes of travel furnish plenty of what Janet Erskine Stuart calls "blessed inconveniences," occasions which fit both categories in our definition.

Heaven is not here, it's There. If we were given all we wanted here our hearts would settle for this world rather than the next. God is forever luring us up and away from this one, wooing us to Himself and His still invisible Kingdom, where we will certainly find what we so keenly long for.

I say that I found peace. I do not say that I was not lonely. I was--terribly. I do not say that I did not grieve. I did--most sorely. But peace of that sort the world cannot give comes, not by the removal of suffering, but in another way--through acceptance.

If God loves me, Hell make me happy". Well, yes and no. Happy isnt the word, really. Its joy, a far better thing. Not a sentiment, not mere "feeling good", but something that can never be taken away.

My portion. My cup. My lot is secure. My heart can be at peace. My Father is in charge. How simple!

A great many things determine how people live, and money is not at the top of the list. Choices are always available. What you choose will depend on how you see things: yourself, your work, your right to express taste and desire and personality, your understanding of the love of God as expressed in His creation and order and harmony.

No matter what you're facing, embrace life in trust and contentment based on your faith in Jesus.

God has already provided all you need to live this one day His way!

The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.

Hold material goods and wealth on a flat palm and not in a clenched fist.

Prayer loosens the grip of envy on our hearts.

Learning to be content with what we have is a safeguard against the temptation to break the previous nine commands.