Contentment

Psalm 16:5

Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure.


Contentment  is essentially a matter of accepting from God's hand what He sends because we know that he is good and therefore it is good.
(words of theologian J.I. Packer)



Calm My Anxious Heart
By: Linda Dillow


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"Teacup Theology"

     Let's go back to our teacup analogy. God has lovingly assigned each of us to be a uniquely special teacup. Perhaps we're an antique cup, painted with dainty roses set in gold. Maybe we see ourselves as an everyday cup--useful, but a little chipped around the edges. Or we could be a heavy duty mug--rugged, unbreakable, and able to hold much.

     Then God fills our cup with our portion, what HE determines best. Our portion is our physical and emotional being, our abilities, circumstances, roles, and relationships.

     Sometimes we don't like what's been poured into our cup. Remember the Lord Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane? When He saw the suffering He was about to endure, He pleaded, "Father if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done" (Luke 22:42). Christ grasped the handle of His cup and lifted it to God and said, "I accept my portion. Infuse me with YOUR strength that I may drink."

     Every cup-- whether dainty china or rough heavy-hewn pottery--has a handle. God has placed our portion in our cup. We either choose to grasp it by the handle and lift it to Him saying, "I accept this cup," or we choose to smash our cup to pieces, saying, "God, I refuse my portion." This cup is not the right size for me and I don't like what You've put in it. I'll control my life myself.


**This is an awesome book. It is helping me understand that even though something may be God's will, not everyone excepts God's will. We have a choice. Some people chose to do things their own way because they have not let God work his perfect work.

I want more than anything to always embrace what God has for me. To wait upon HIS will and learn to always be content in whatever state I am in.