112 Bible Verses about Contentment

I've found that true contentment is something you can only really grasp and hold onto when God is at the center of your life. It's about finding that deep sense of satisfaction and thankfulness, no matter what life throws your way.

The Bible teaches us that contentment is a virtue we should all strive for. It's what brings us peace and joy, regardless of our circumstances. It's not always easy, but it's definitely worth pursuing.

There's this passage in Philippians 4:11-13 where Paul talks about his own experience with contentment. He says, "I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 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 well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength." That's powerful stuff, right?

Paul's words show us that contentment isn't about how much stuff we have or what we've accomplished. It's about our relationship with God and our trust in Him. It's about accepting where we are right now, knowing that in every season, in every situation, we can experience God's love and provision.

Just like Paul, we can learn to be content in both good times and bad. We can find that sweet spot of satisfaction knowing that through Christ, we have the strength to face anything.

I know how to make do with little, and I know how to make do with a lot.  In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being content #– #whether well fed or hungry, whether in abundance or in need.

For we brought nothing into the world, and  we can take nothing out.If we have food and clothing,  we will be content with these.

I don’t say this out of need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I find myself.I know how to make do with little, and I know how to make do with a lot.  In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being content #– #whether well fed or hungry, whether in abundance or in need.I am able to do all things through him  who strengthens me.

But godliness with contentment is great gain.For we brought nothing into the world, and  we can take nothing out.If we have food and clothing,  we will be content with these.

Keep your life free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have, for he himself has said, I will never leave you or abandon you.   ,

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

I don’t say this out of need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I find myself.

So I take pleasure in weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and in difficulties, for the sake of Christ.  For when I am weak, then I am strong.

‘Therefore I tell you:   Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing?Consider the birds of the sky: They don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they?

He then told them, ‘Watch out and be on your guard   against all greed,   because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.’

Better a little with righteousness than great income with injustice.

Live in harmony with one another.  Do not be proud;  instead, associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own estimation.

‘Therefore I tell you:   Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing?

It is also the gift of God whenever anyone eats, drinks, and enjoys all his efforts.

‘Lord,’ said Philip,  ‘show us the Father, and that’s enough for us.’

But the fruit of the Spirit  is love,  joy,  peace, patience,  kindness,  goodness, faithfulness,gentleness,  and self-control.  The law is not against such things.

A joyful heart makes a face cheerful, but a sad heart produces a broken spirit.

Better a little with the fear of the  Lord than great treasure with turmoil. Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox  with hatred.

If we have food and clothing,  we will be content with these.

The fear of the Lord leads to life; one will sleep at night  without danger.

Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

Therefore, brothers and sisters, in view of the mercies of God, I urge you  to present your bodies as a living sacrifice,  holy and pleasing to God; this is your true worship.Love one another deeply as brothers and sisters.  Take the lead in honouring one another.Do not lack diligence in zeal; be fervent in the Spirit;  , serve the Lord.Rejoice in hope;  be patient in affliction;  be persistent in prayer.Share with the saints in their needs;  pursue hospitality.Bless those who persecute you;  bless and do not curse.Rejoice with those who rejoice;  weep with those who weep.Live in harmony with one another.  Do not be proud;  instead, associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own estimation.Do not repay anyone evil for evil.  Give careful thought to do what is honourable  in everyone’s eyes.If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.Friends, do not avenge yourselves; instead, leave room for God’s wrath, because it is written, Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay,   , says the Lord.Do not be conformed  to this age,  but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,  so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will  of God.

All the days of the oppressed are miserable, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.

for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking,  but righteousness, peace, and joy  in the Holy Spirit.

casting all your cares on him, because he cares about you.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

We know that all things work together  for the good  of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.

I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and enjoy the  good life.

You will keep the mind that is dependent on you in perfect peace, for it is trusting in you.

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe,  so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

The Lord’s blessing enriches, and he adds no painful effort to it.  ,

He did not even spare his own Son  but gave him up for us all.  How will he not also with him grant us everything?

give thanks in everything; for this is God’s will  for you in Christ Jesus.

Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor wealth; feed me with the food I need. Otherwise, I might have too much and deny you,  saying, ‘Who is the  Lord? ’ or I might have nothing and steal, profaning  the name of my God.

And God is able  to make every grace overflow to you, so that in every way, always having everything you need, you may excel in every good work.

giving thanks always for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

And my God  will supply all your needs according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God.

‘Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,   because I am lowly and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.and asked him, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else? ’ For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.’

giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you  to share in the saints’ inheritance in the light.

A tranquil heart is life to the body, but jealousy is rottenness to the bones.

Indeed, God is my salvation; I will trust him and not be afraid, for the Lord, the  Lord  himself, is my strength and my song. He has become my salvation.’

Humility, the fear of the  Lord, results in wealth, honour, and life.

Their end is destruction; their god is their stomach; their glory  is in their shame; and they are focused on earthly things.

For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you didn’t receive? If, in fact, you did receive it, why do you boast as if you hadn’t received it?

Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting with strife.

Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord,  urge you to walk worthy of the calling you have received,The one who descended is also the one who ascended far above all the heavens,  to fill all things.And he himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,to equip the saints for the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ,until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God’s Son,  growing into maturity with a stature  measured by Christ’s fullness.Then we will no longer be little children, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching,  by human cunning with cleverness in the techniques of deceit.But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into him who is the head   #– #Christ.From him the whole body, fitted and knit together  by every supporting ligament, promotes the growth  of the body for building itself up in love by the proper working of each individual part. Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thoughts.They are darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them and because  of the hardness of their hearts.They became callous and gave themselves over to promiscuity for the practice of every kind of impurity  with a desire for more and more. with all humility  and gentleness, with patience,  bearing  with one another in love,But that is not how you came to know Christ,assuming you heard about him and were taught by him, as the truth  is in Jesus,to take off  , your former way of life,  the old self  that is corrupted by deceitful desires,to be renewed  in the spirit  of your minds,and to put on  , the new self, the one created  according to God’s likeness  in righteousness and purity of the truth. Therefore, putting away  lying, speak the truth, each one to his neighbour,   , because we are members of one another.Be angry and do not sin.   , Don’t let the sun go down on your anger,and don’t give the devil an opportunity.Let the thief no longer steal. Instead, he is to do honest work with his own hands, so that he has something to share  with anyone in need.No foul language should come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need,  so that it gives grace to those who hear.making every effort to keep the unity  of the Spirit  through the bond of peace.

but those who trust in the  Lord will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not become weary, they will walk and not faint.

For you need endurance, so that after you have done God’s will, you may receive what was promised.

Let us not get tired  of doing good,  for we shall reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.

And not only that,  but we also boast in our afflictions,  because we know that affliction produces endurance,endurance produces proven character,  and proven character produces hope.This hope will not disappoint us,  because God’s love has been poured out in our hearts  through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power   is perfected in weakness.’ Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me.

The name of the  Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are protected.  ,

But seek first the kingdom of God   , and his righteousness,   and all these things will be provided for you.

Some soldiers also questioned him, ‘What should we do? ’ He said to them, ‘Don’t take money from anyone by force or false accusation, and be satisfied with your wages.’

Do everything without grumbling  and arguing,so that you may be blameless  and pure,  children of God who are faultless  in a crooked  and perverted  generation,  among whom you shine like stars in the world,

I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord who has strengthened  me, because he considered me faithful, appointing me to the ministry #– #

to seek to lead a quiet life,  to mind your own business,  and to work  with your own hands, as we commanded you,

Rejoice in hope;  be patient in affliction;  be persistent in prayer.

But you are a chosen race,   ,, a royal priesthood,   , a holy nation,   , a people for his possession,   , so that you may proclaim the praises   ,, of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.

Though the mountains move and the hills shake, my love will not be removed from you and my covenant of peace  will not be shaken,’ says your compassionate Lord.

His  divine power  has given us everything required for life and godliness through the knowledge  of him who called  us by  his own glory and goodness.By these he has given us very great and precious promises,  so that through them you may share in the divine nature,  escaping the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire.

And let the peace of Christ, to which you were also called  in one body, rule your hearts. And be thankful.

Furthermore, everyone to whom God has given riches and wealth,  he has also allowed him to enjoy them, take his reward, and rejoice in his labour.  This is a gift of God,

Now those who belong to Christ Jesus  have crucified the flesh  with its passions and desires.

‘Don’t store up for yourselves treasures   on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.So whenever you give to the poor, don’t sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be applauded by people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward.But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,   where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves don’t break in and steal.For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

But thank God that, although you used to be slaves of sin,  you obeyed from the heart that pattern of teaching to which you were handed  over,and having been set free from sin,  you became enslaved to righteousness.

Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavens in Christ.

See what great love  the Father has given us that we should be called God’s children #– #and we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it didn’t know him.

and if you offer yourself  to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted one, then your light will shine in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday.

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith,  we have peace  with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.For if, while we were enemies,  we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, then how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.And not only that, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received this reconciliation. Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man,  and death through sin,  in this way death spread to all people,  because all sinned.In fact, sin was in the world before the law, but sin is not charged to a person’s account when there is no law.Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who did not sin in the likeness of Adam’s transgression.  He is a type of the Coming One. But the gift is not like the trespass. For if by the one man’s trespass the many died, how much more have the grace of God and the gift which comes through the grace of the one man  Jesus Christ overflowed to the many.And the gift is not like the one man’s sin, because from one sin came the judgement,  resulting in condemnation, but from many trespasses came the gift, resulting in justification.If by the one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the overflow of grace and the gift of righteousness reign in life  through the one man, Jesus Christ. So then, as through one trespass there is condemnation for everyone, so also through one righteous act there is justification leading to life  for everyone.For just as through one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners,  so also through the one man’s obedience  the many will be made righteous.We have also obtained access through him  by faith  into this grace in which we stand,  and we boast  in the hope of the glory of God.

Though you have not seen  him, you love him;  though not seeing him now, you believe in him, and you rejoice  with inexpressible and glorious joy,

Therefore we do not give up.  Even though our outer person is being destroyed, our inner person  is being renewed day by day.

‘Ask,   and it will be given to you.   Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door   will be opened to you.For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds,   and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

But the fruit of the Spirit  is love,  joy,  peace, patience,  kindness,  goodness, faithfulness,

Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.And the peace of God, which surpasses  all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

You will keep the mind that is dependent on you in perfect peace, for it is trusting in you.Trust in the Lord for ever, because in the Lord, the  Lord  himself, is an everlasting rock!

Rejoice  always,pray constantly,give thanks in everything; for this is God’s will  for you in Christ Jesus.

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