Quotes About Contentment

The mind should not be filled with reasoning, worry, anxiety, fear, and the like. It should be calm, quiet, and serene.

Joy in All Circumstances

Be Thankful at All Times I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. PSALM 34:1 Some people are very thankful for every little thing that is done for them, while others are never satisfied, no matter how much is done on their behalf. Choose to be a grateful person—one filled with gratitude not only toward God, but also toward people. When someone does something nice for you, let that person know you appreciate it.

Matthew 6:34 suggested that we not worry about tomorrow because each day will have sufficient trouble of its own.

We need to learn to enjoy each day and every moment. Even when circumstances are difficult, if we can rejoice and be thankful in "this," whatever "this" situation may be, we will grow in spiritual maturity and we will be happier, more peaceful people.

We should want Him more than anything. If we seek Him first, then all other things will be added to our lives.

Trust God, relax, rest in Him, and enjoy the life He has given you. Put your expectations on God, not on people.

Be content with what you have right now, knowing that God has perfect timing for the things you do not have yet.

I am concerned about the things in my life that still need to change because I want them to change. But I know that change comes about by degrees as I go from glory to glory. Most people are so busy trying to move on to the next level of glory that they don't enjoy the level they are in at the moment. Enjoy

But if we want God's peace and joy, we can't waste our time trying to be people-pleasers.

If you have wondered how to have peace, I can tell you that it will come if you will quit making a big deal about everything.

We can and should be satisfied where we are, while we are getting to where we are going.

Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day."1

Be content with what you have, refuse to focus on what you don't have; love others; and stay hopeful concerning what you want and need.

Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be. Abraham Lincoln

Stop Saying "Hate" and Start Saying "Joy

Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is for one to eat and drink, and to find enjoyment in all the labor in which he labors under the sun all the days which God gives him—for this is his [allotted] part. Ecclesiastes 5:18

Fret not thyself in any wise. PSALM 37:8 KJV

It is absolutely impossible to worry and live in peace at the same time. Peace is not something that can be put on a person; it is a fruit of the Spirit (see Gal. 5:22), and fruit is the result of abiding

Contentment with life is not a feeling, but it is a decision we must make.

Enjoying life begins with enjoying yourself. You're the one person you're never going to get away from, so you'd better learn to like yourself. It's impossible to love your life if you don't love yourself.

The only thing that truly satisfies the longing within is to know God more intimately today than we did yesterday.

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Consider the lilies of the field and learn thoroughly how they grow; they neither toil nor spin. Yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his magnificence (excellence, dignity, and grace) was not arrayed