[Discoveries] 04-30-08 The secret of contentment -- Philippians 4:12-13

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*I 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 living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through Him who 
gives me strength. -- Philippians 4:12-13*/

The deeper you get into situations you don't like, the more you discover 
that Jesus is already there. Where did I find joy? When I was grieving 
the death of someone I loved. Where did I find peace? At the center of 
my anxieties. Where do I find contentment? As things I want are taken 
away from me.

Richard Wurmbrand who wrote /Tortured for Christ/ speaks of his solitary 
prison cell walls turning into a million glittering diamonds. He speaks 
of leaping for joy in prison. How did he get to that point? He found 
Jesus in the place where he didn't want to go.

I have no advice for those of you who are going through trouble. What 
good is my advice? But I know that Jesus really is our Savior. That 
means He shows up when we need Him. I don't know how He turns grief into 
joy, suffering into triumph, poverty into wealth.

I just know that our life is defined not by our circumstances, but by 
our Savior.

Be encouraged!
Dwight

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