Are you content?  Few of us are.  We are constantly chasing after that “next thing” that we are sure will result in our peace–that next relationship, job, achievement, possession, hobby, etc.  We get caught in that trap of “if only…”  If only I had…a little more money, a little more time, a little more this, a little more that–then I would be content.

One of the things I greatly admire about the Apostle Paul is his contentment:

Philip. 4:12 (NIV)
I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.

The “secret” he speaks of is intimacy with Jesus Christ.  There is no contentment apart from this.

Here is the rest of today’s Bible reading:  Jeremiah 1:1-2:30; Philippians 4:2-23; Psalm 75:1-10; Proverbs 24:17-20.