As we wrap up this month’s theme of Christian fiction, my final Monday Sparks are bible verses for when you feel content. I think joy and content are two sides of the same feeling. To me, joy is the excited, cartwheel-turning, I-have-to-tell-everybody-about-it thrill while content is quiet satisfaction. I’ve experienced both emotions about the same event, person or situation. Usually, the joy comes verse, followed by the contentment. Here are verses that seem to demonstrate contentment.
Psalm 16:5-6
Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.
I love this verse. It reminds be to appreciate all kinds of blessings.
Habakkuk 3:17
Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.
Hebrew 13:5
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have.
What verses do you know that show contentment?
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