Where do you find your contentment? As Christians, we know our contentment should be grounded in God.
Chris Martin says that in order to do that it is also imperative that we have a proper perspective of God.
“Our problem isn’t so much in the source of contentment, but our relationship with the source of contentment or our perspective and how we see the source of contentment.”
According to Chris, we often find our contentment in the immediate which causes us to lean on tangible possessions or life circumstances for our satisfaction and security.
“Ultimately, our contentment and comfort is found in Christ and our relationship with Him, but the problem is we expect that to be delivered immediately.”
Delayed gratification is almost non-existent in our culture; we don’t want to have to wait for anything, even God’s grace.
“We want all of these things immediately and brought to us. But our relationship with Christ isn’t going to give us everything we want it to, so it’s difficult to find contentment in it.”
God will give us everything we need, but not always everything we want, and sometimes that’s a real struggle.
“If we don’t understand that following Christ isn’t going to make life all hunky dory, sunny, and happy, then we get discontented with Christ quickly because we’re expecting Christ to provide something that he didn’t necessarily process he would give us.”
God is often wrongly described as a vending machine that dispenses peace and contentment immediately when requested. This isn’t always the case.
“Our problem isn’t with Jesus, but what we expect Jesus to give us. When we find our contentment in Christ, our joy and peace are rooted in an untouchable source, one that is not stolen away by broken down cars or debilitating sickness.”
