MASTERS OF CONTENTMENT

MASTERS OF CONTENTMENT 

Scripture: Philippians 4:12
Topic: The spirit of discontentment.

In this series we will look at mastering your contentment and how to deal with the spirt of discontentment. 

....for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content:

Philippians 4:12

The spirit of discontentment.
The works done under the sun are all works of the world. They yield vanities and vexation of spirit. The word vexation is a Hebrew word 'reut' which means grasping, longing and striving. Our lives are filled with searchings, graspings, strivings for the things we will never attain. You either have the spirit of contentment or the spirit of the world!  Snakes are masters of contentment because with very little, they are able to live for many years. You can never be content when you are filled with grasping, longing and striving for the things of this world. If you see someone with something, you must have it. This is the spirit of comparison and competitiveness that opens door for the demons of the world to flood into your soul as described in 1 John 2:16 "For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world".

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold all is vanity and VEXATION of spirit

Ecclesiastes 1:14

You cannot work for the Lord when you are following the burning desires of your eyes and your flesh!

Credits: Excerpts from
What it means to be as wise as a serpent    
Bishop Dag Heward-Mills

Comments

  1. Masia4 March 2024 at 05:13

    Amen

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  2. Irene4 March 2024 at 06:17

    Amen!!!!The spirit of comparison and competitiveness is of the world and not of God. I pray away the spirit of discontentment in Jesus mighty name.

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