“Contentment … has an internal quietness of heart that gladly submits to God in all circumstances” (Joni Eareckson Tada).

To be content in all things is the secret to joy and peace. To be content is a kind of nonviolent protest against the culture and everything it holds dear, which is always more, more, more, etc.

To be content is to be satisfied with everything God is and for everything God has shown you and done for you in the past and to know He will do it again.

To be content is to say with Job, “Yea though He slay me, still I will trust in Him.”

To be content is to read the last page of the Bible and know that everything’s going to be alright. It’s much easier to face the hard parts of the story when you already know there’s a happy ending.

“Contentment is the only real wealth” (Alfred Nobel).