“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”
The Comparison
This verse names a specific, direct connection here, content with such things as ye have, grounded specifically in, I will never leave thee, worth holding as this movement’s own actual foundation, contentment rooted not in the things themselves but in this described, genuine, ongoing presence.
This is worth examining against however much your own contentment has depended entirely on the things themselves, their quantity or quality, rather than this verse’s own deeper grounding, God’s own promised presence, worth holding as the actual, more stable foundation contentment genuinely requires.
Notice such things as ye have, worth examining this specific phrase directly, not merely tolerating current circumstances, but genuine contentment with these actual, present things, worth considering what genuinely receiving your own current things, rather than merely enduring them, might actually require.
Consider today grounding your own contentment specifically in this described, promised presence, I will never leave thee, rather than in the things themselves, and practice today genuine contentment with such things as ye have, your own actual, present circumstances, trusting this deeper, promised foundation.
Choose Contentment
- Ground your own contentment today specifically in God’s promised presence, not the things themselves.
- Practice genuine contentment with your own actual, present circumstances today.
- Consider what receiving, rather than merely enduring, your current things would actually require.
Prayer
Lord, let me be content with such things as I have, for you have said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. Let this promised presence be my genuine foundation. Amen.
Carry this today
Genuine contentment is grounded in promised presence, not in the things themselves.