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![Godliness with contentment is great gain. (1 Timothy 6:6)
Godliness is a God-centered life. It grows, not through the pursuit of a process, but through the presence of a person. Jesus Christ is the mystery of godliness (1 Timothy 3:16).
His presence in your life is your hope of becoming the person God calls you to be. Christ in you [is] the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27).
Contentment is finding joy in what God has given to you. The opposite of contentment is greed which destroys your capacity to enjoy what God has given.
Contentment is a Christian grace that grows over time. It does not come quickly, easily or naturally. Paul says “I have learned to be content” (Philippians 4:12).
How did he learn it? He tells us “I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. Godliness is a God-centered life. It grows, not through the pursuit of a process, but through the presence of a person. Jesus Christ is the mystery of godliness (1 Timothy 3:16). I have learned the secret of being content” (Philippians 4:12). He is saying: “There were times when I had plenty. But then God brought me to situations where I was ‘in need.’ And through that I learned something: I discovered the secret of being content.”
God used the experience of loss to produce the good fruit of contentment in Paul’s life. Have you discovered the secret of being content?
Jeremiah Burroughs described contentment as “a rare jewel.” How can you find joy in what God gives you, especially when it is less than you had before? Burroughs has grea wisdom on how to obtain this jewel:
A Christian comes to contentment, not so much by way of addition as by way of subtraction… Contentment does not come by adding to what you have, but by subtracting from what you desire. The world says that you will find contentment when your possessions rise to meet the level of your desires… The Christian has another way to contentment, that is, he can bring his desires down to his possessions.
Open the Bible, “Why Is Godliness with Contentment Great Gain?” By Colin Smith
Beautiful weekend learning day by day how to be content in the Lord. This boat ride was a celebration of Gods provision in our lives.](https://s6.imginn.com/655082485_18093840332110678_1375120182689871258_n.jpg?t51.82787-15/655082485_18093840332110678_1375120182689871258_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_s1290x1290_tt6&_nc_cat=101&ig_cache_key=MzA5MzEzOTQ0Njk4MDMwNjU4NQ%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=58cdad&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6IkNBUk9VU0VMX0lURU0ueHBpZHMuMTQ0MC5zZHIucmVndWxhcl9waG90by5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=uvF7QibgOPwQ7kNvwHoM4qS&_nc_oc=Adp_eygwEdTC633T7qzoRCiFmyqaNaw_DHl4WIxHnP3gjjy-HOlYDEFyORfzBwHaOV_Nw71E4tMCuJZzd5ufYXz0&_nc_ad=z-m&_nc_cid=0&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-mia5-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=ZH7QvlLX6qmCySqgUjQzKQ&_nc_ss=7a20f&oh=00_AQMdkrvDH9G71P6FVCaBaJh0P4km89hoJOZ2jigCkq9TOA&oe=6ADEBD64)
