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content: desiring no more than what one has; satisfied

satisfy: to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of a person, the mind, etc....

peace: freedom of the mind from annoyance, distraction, anxiety, an obsession, etc...

Matthew 5:6 - Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

I Timothy 6:6-7 - For godliness with contentment is great gain. For we bring nothing into this world and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.

Isaiah 54:10 - "Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed," says the LORD, who has compassion on you.

These verses have been pretty huge for me these past couple days. There are a lot of things that i wish i could change about this year and about certain circumstances. And for a while i had been trying to fix them myself, even realizing that it was practically impossible. But recently, i've been learning the importance of contentment-- of finding full satisfaction in the person of God. I'm learning that if I hunger and thirst for God, he promises i will be satisfied. It's like the song says:

"All of [God] is more than enough for all of me"

It's definitely a huge struggle to be content. Though compared to many other people my life isn't all that bad, things could definitely be better. But I need to stop making efforts to rebuild bridges and patch holes and let the God of the universe be enough.

And I need to always keep in mind, as it says in the Isaiah passage above, no matter what happens, no matter how shaky the ground of life may seem, God in his compassion promises us peace-- his peace-- that will free my mind from the deluge of distractions and frustrations.

And so I continue to pray for contentment....satisfaction....and peace.....