Contentment

It's 6:45 a.m. and I'm up getting ready for work. Sigh. I was doing my quiet time this morning and the Lord gave me the most profound word. I was reading this sheet a friend sent to me, "the ABC's in scripture for infertility". For the letter "G" I read this...

"But godliness with contentment is great gain." 1Timothy 6:6

I don't have any profound words here because this verse is so powerful and, honestly, holds a wealth of truth. At first I am tempted to say, "well, godliness and great gain is in fact unattainable if contentment is part of the equation". Yet, I am reminded of Paul, also a sinner saved by grace, who said:

11I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13I can do everything through him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:11-13

Father, what a word! I feel speechless. This verse leaves brings so many areas of my life to conviction. Father, all I can ask is that You take it beyond conviction to a point of change. Cause me to be content in all things...my thanks-giving prayer at thanksgiving. Change me like You changed Paul... a road-to-Damascus kind of change, so that I too can say 'I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances'! Thank You for showing Yourself this morning!