Content Always
Inward contentment in every situation is entirely possible.
“I have learned in every situation to be content (self-satisfied)” - Philippians 4:11
Today is my father’s birthday.
He died on May 5, 2024, and would have turned 84 today, July 19, 2024.
My father was the epitome of internal contentment.
He went from pastoring the largest, fastest-growing churches in the nation and being recognized nationwide to entering a church where very few people even knew his name.
My dad was as happy being an unknown preacher as he was being a famous preacher. He used to have a saying about people who depend on circumstances to be happy:
“Happiness happens when happenstances happen to be happy.”
To illustrate fluctuating happiness, I’ll share what first seems to be a heart-warming story about a father and daughter.
A father told his daughter, "Congrats on your graduation. I bought you a car a while back. I want you to have it now. Before I give it to you, take it to a car dealer in the city and sell it. See how much they offer.”
The girl c…
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