Gratitude is a handmaiden of contentment. An ever-growing attitude of gratitude will certainly make us more content since we will be focusing more on what we do have than on what we do not have. Discontentment usually arises when we think we are not getting what we DESERVE, or when we think we are not getting as MUCH as someone else. If we want to live by what we deserve, we ill be in dire straights! Our problem is we don’t recognize how far short we come every day in doing what we are supposed to do. We read in 1 Timothy 6:6 “godliness with contentment is great gain.” All the wealth and prestige in teh world with discontentment results in poverty of Spirit. Contentment arises in our souls from living by grace which brings great wealth of spirit, even if we are living in personal poverty and obscurity. Contentment is a process and we are told in Philippians 4:11 that it is something that we must learn. Living in God’s grace will manifest itself by being content with the plan and purpose of a God who loves us and will use our current circumstances to mold us into the image of Christ.
