The Key to Contentment

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7

There is a contentment that only God can provide - a place of peace that is safe from the storms and tempest threats of life. It is a place that we learn to enter as we grow in faith in God. It is not a tangible place but a place that exists within our hearts. It is where God abides and faith bears its wings.

David went there often as a young shepherd boy. A good portion of the book of Psalms is our witness to his flights. Daniel rested there while waiting in the lions’ den. Anna spent years there praying for the birth of the Messiah. Paul ran to it when stoned and left for death outside Iconium.

It is a place where anxiety is banished and peace of the highest kind reigns. When we become convinced of the ability and providence of God, we cross contentment’s threshold. The apostle Paul tells us that when this happens, the peace of God that surpasses all comprehension stands guard over our hearts and minds (Phil. 4:7).

God cannot force you to live a contented life. It is something you can experience only when you learn beyond a shadow of a doubt that Jesus Christ knows you perfectly, accepts your flaws, and loves you unconditionally. Once you become confident of His care, anxiety will be a thing of the past.

“...The Lord is near. Be anxious for nothing...” Philippians 4:5-6