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Are You Content to be a Christian?
Bible study on contentment and attitudes.

Many people are not content. That is why advertisements for get-rich-quick schemes are so attractive to people. Who would really pay someone thousands of dollars a week to just mail envelopes or read books?

Christians must be content. Paul said: "Let your conduct be without covetousness, and be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, 'I will never leave you nor forsake you'" (Heb. 13:5). Christians are not to covet material possessions and worldly relationships. We should be content with God's blessings knowing that He will never forsake us.

Jesus said: "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? . . . But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own trouble. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble (Matt. 6:24-25, 33-34).

If I have faith in God, I'll be content with the things that I have and will not worry about the things that I do not have.

Secondly, I would like to point out that contentment is something that is learned. To the Philippians Paul wrote: "Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content" (Phil. 4:11). The apostle Paul had to learn contentment. You and I are no greater than the apostle and we must also learn to be content. Paul also said: "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil. 4:13). Paul was content because of His confidence in Jesus Christ to strengthen him to endure every situation he encountered in life. The Lord also strengthens us. And if we place our confidence in the Lord, we will be content knowing that the Lord provides for every necessity.

Let me suggest that Paul's instruction to the Thessalonians reveals the basic secret to happiness and contentment. To Christians Paul wrote: "See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophesies. Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil" (1 Th. 5:15-22).

Think about the type of person that always does what is good. Think about the person who is always seeing the good in every situation and rejoicing. Think about the type of person who is always praying to give thanks to God. Think about the person who always tests things to see if they are good or bad and thus abstains from every form of evil. This person is a Christian who is content because of his faith in the Lord.

Take a minute and think about yourself. Are you content because of total and complete faith in the Lord? Or, are you dissatisfied with your life? Are you content being a Christian?