The Stronghold of Discontentment

I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. Philippians 4:11-13 NLT

He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity. Ecclesiastes 5:10 ESV

Greed only and always leads to discontentment.

To much is never enough for the person trapped in a the stronghold of discontentment. 

Discontentment will shadow you if your primary focus is always on yourself.

Humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. I Peter 5:6-7 NLT

He must increase, but I must decrease. John 3:30 ESV

When I choose what the Lord thinks and wants, I’m content, but when I choose what I think and want, I’m not.

This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says: Look at what’s happening to you! You have planted much but harvest little. You eat but are not satisfied. You drink but are still thirsty. You put on clothes but cannot keep warm. Your wages disappear as though you were putting them in pockets filled with holes! “This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says: Look at what’s happening to you! Now go up into the hills, bring down timber, and rebuild my house. Then I will take pleasure in it and be honored, says the LORD. You hoped for rich harvests, but they were poor. And when you brought your harvest home, I blew it away. Why? Because my house lies in ruins, says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, while all of you are busy building your own fine houses. It’s because of you that the heavens withhold the dew and the earth produces no crops. Haggai 1:2-10 NLT

The pursuit of happiness doesn’t lead to contentment, but the pursuit of God and His priorities does.

Discontentment is a deception that the enemy uses to coax people out of the will of God.

True godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can’t take anything with us when we leave it. So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content. 1 Timothy 6:6-8 NLT

The root word for contentment is the Latin contentus, which means “held together” or “intact, whole.”

Whole and held together by God is a miraculous reality the devil doesn’t want you to discover.

Contentment comes from pursuing the right treasure for the right reasons with radical trust in your creator.

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 NLT