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'm used to having nothing, and I've experienced having plenty too. In every possible situation I've learned the secret of dealing with having plenty and going hungry, of being rich and of living in poverty:

For we didn't bring anything into the world, and we can't take anything out with us either.But if we have food and clothes then that's enough for us.

I'm not talking about my own needs, because I've already learned to be satisfied in whatever situation I find myself.I'm used to having nothing, and I've experienced having plenty too. In every possible situation I've learned the secret of dealing with having plenty and going hungry, of being rich and of living in poverty:I can do anything through him who makes me strong!

But knowing and following God is so incredibly satisfying!For we didn't bring anything into the world, and we can't take anything out with us either.But if we have food and clothes then that's enough for us.

Don't love money; be content with what you have. God himself has said, “I'll never let you down; I'll never give up on you.”

But knowing and following God is so incredibly satisfying!

Find your happiness in the Lord, and he will give you what you want the most.

I'm not talking about my own needs, because I've already learned to be satisfied in whatever situation I find myself.

So I appreciate weaknesses, insults, troubles, persecutions, and difficulties that I suffer for Christ's sake. For when I'm weak, then I'm strong!

That's why I'm telling you not to worry about your life. Don't worry about what to eat, or what to drink, or what clothes to put on. Isn't life more than food, and the body more than clothes?Look at the birds—they don't sow or reap or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you worth more than they are?

“Watch out, and beware of all greedy thoughts and actions, for a person's life isn't summed up by all the things they own.”

Better to have just a little and be honest than to have a lot and be dishonest.

Since the Lord is my shepherd, I have everything I need.

Think about one another. Don't consider yourself more important than others; live humbly. Don't be conceited.

Lord, I'm not proud or arrogant. I don't worry about things that are beyond me, matters that are far beyond my experience.On the contrary, I have chosen to be calm and quiet, like a weaned child with its mother. I am like a weaned child with its mother.

That's why I'm telling you not to worry about your life. Don't worry about what to eat, or what to drink, or what clothes to put on. Isn't life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

In addition everyone should eat and drink and enjoy their work—this is God's gift to us.

Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father, and we'll be convinced.”

Lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who trust in the Lord have all that is good.

Only in God do I find peace; my salvation comes from him.Don't trust in money made by extortion or robbery. Don't be proud of your wealth even if you are successful—don't make money what you live for.God has already made it clear—I have heard it many times—power belongs to you, God.You show us trustworthy love. You give back to people in return for what they've done.He is the one who protects me and saves me; he keeps me safe so I will never be in danger.

It's better to do right and only have a little, than to be wicked and rich.

But the Spirit produces fruit such as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, trust,gentleness, self-control—and there's no law against these kinds of things!

If you're happy inside, you'll have a cheerful face, but if you're sad, you look crushed.

It's better to respect the Lord and only have a little than to have plenty of money and the trouble that comes with it.Better a dinner of vegetables where there's love than eating meat with hatred.

But if we have food and clothes then that's enough for us.

Honoring the Lord is life, and you will rest contentedly, safe from harm.

Fix your mind on what's above, not what's here on earth.

So I encourage you, my brothers and sisters, because of God's compassion for you, to dedicate your bodies as a living offering that is holy and pleasing to God. This is the logical way to worship.Be completely dedicated to each other in your love as family; value others more than yourselves.Don't be unwilling to work hard; serve the Lord with an enthusiastic spirit.Remain cheerful in the hope you have, put up with the troubles that come, keep on praying.Share in providing for the needs of God's people, and welcome strangers with hospitality.Bless those who persecute you—bless them, and don't curse them.Be happy with those who are happy; cry with those who are crying.Think about one another. Don't consider yourself more important than others; live humbly. Don't be conceited.Don't pay back anyone evil for evil. Make sure you show everybody that what you're doing is good,and as far as it's up to you, live at peace with everyone.My dear friends, don't seek revenge, but leave it to God to execute judgment—as Scripture points out, “‘It's for me to dispense justice, I will repay,’ says the Lord.”Don't follow the ways of this world; instead be transformed by the spiritual renewal of your mind so you can demonstrate what God's will really is—good, pleasing, and perfect.

The life of poor people is hard, but if you stay cheerful, it's a continual feast.

for God's kingdom is not about eating and drinking, but about living right, having peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Surrender all your worries to him, because he cares for you.

Go in through his gate with thanks; enter his courts with praise. Thank him; praise him for who he is.For the Lord is good. His trustworthy love lasts forever; his faithfulness continues for all generations.

The Lord made this day happen! We will celebrate and be happy for it!

Blessed are those whose greatest desire is to do what is right, for they will be satisfied.

We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, those whom he has called to be part of his plan.

You give generously and satisfy the needs of every living thing.

I concluded that there's nothing better than being happy and looking for the good in life.

You have shown me the path of life, filling me with joy with your presence and the delight of living with you forever.

You will keep in complete peace those who keep their minds focused on you, because they trust in you.

May the God of hope completely fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you will overflow with hope through the power of the Holy Spirit!

The Lord's blessing makes you rich, and he doesn't add any sadness to accompany it.

God, who did not hold back his own Son, but gave him up for all of us, won't he also freely give us everything?

Those who know your nature trust in you, for you don't abandon those who come to you.

Those who love your teachings have wonderful peace and nothing trips them up.

be thankful in every situation—because this is what God in Christ Jesus wants you to do.

I enjoy your laws more than having plenty of money.

Keep me from being false, help me not to tell lies. Don't make me poor or rich; just provide me with the food I need.Otherwise if I have plenty of money, I may give up on you, saying, “Who is the Lord?” while if I'm poor I may steal and bring the name of my God into disrepute.

God is able to graciously provide you with everything, so that you will always have all you need—with plenty to help others too.

Always thank God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

My God will fill you with everything you need in accordance with his glorious wealth in Christ Jesus!

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, make sure to do everything to the glory of God.

Come to me, all of you who struggle and who are burdened down. I will give you rest.Accept my yoke, and learn from me. For I am kind and have a humble heart, and in me you will find the rest you need.to ask on his behalf, “Are you the one we were expecting to come, or should we continue to look for someone else?”For my yoke is gentle, and my burden is light.”

May you happily praise the Father, who has made it possible for us to share in the inheritance of God's people who live in the light.

Be still in God's presence; wait patiently for him. Don't be upset over people who prosper when they carry out their evil schemes.

A peaceful mind makes your body healthy, but jealousy makes your bones rot.

For the Lord God is our sun and shield, and he gives us grace and honor. The Lord doesn't hold back anything good from those who do right.

Look! God is my salvation! I will trust in him and I won't be afraid! For the Lord is my strength and song, and he has saved me!”

The reward you receive for being humble and respecting the Lord is wealth, honor, and life.

Why am I so discouraged? Why do I feel so sad? I will hope in God; I will praise him because he is the one who saves me—my God!

They will end up being completely lost, these people whose “god” is their physical desires and who are proud of what they should be ashamed of, thinking only about the things of this world.

Who made you so special? What do you have that you weren't given? Since you were given it, why do you proudly claim you weren't?

Better to eat a dry scrap in peace than to feast in a house full of people arguing.

Even when I walk through the valley dark as death, I'm not afraid of any evil, because you are right there with me; your rod and your staff protect me.

So I—this prisoner in the Lord—am encouraging you to make sure you live according to the principles to which you were called.The one that descended is the same one who also ascended to the highest heaven in order that he could make the whole universe complete.)The gifts he gave were so that some could be apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers,with the purpose of preparing God's people for the work of helping others, to help the body of Christ to grow.We grow together until we all reach the state of being one in our trust in and knowledge of the Son of God, completely grown up, measuring up to full maturity in Christ.We shouldn't be little children any more, tossed about and blown along by every passing breeze of doctrine, confused by human trickery, led into error by crafty people who deceitfully scheme.Instead by speaking the truth in love we ought to grow up in everything into Christ, who is our head.It's because of him that the whole body operates, every joint holding it together as each individual part does what it's supposed to, and the whole body grows, building itself up in love.So let me say this to you—in fact I insist on it in the Lord—that you should no longer live like the foreigners do, in their empty-headed way.In the darkness of their minds they don't understand, and they have been cut off from the life of God because they don't know anything and in their stubbornness they don't want to know.Because they are past caring they abandon themselves to sensuality, and greedily do all kinds of disgusting things.Don't think proudly of yourselves; be gentle and patient, showing tolerance to each other in love.But that's not what you learned about Christ!Didn't you hear about him? Weren't you taught concerning him? Didn't you learn the truth as it is in Jesus?So get rid of your former lifestyle, that old nature that ruins you through deceptive desires!Let yourselves be remade spiritually and mentally,and put on your new nature that God created so you will be like him, right and holy in the truth.So reject lies, and tell the truth to each other—for we belong to each other.Don't sin by getting angry; don't let evening come and find you still mad—and don't give the devil any opportunity.Thieves, stop your stealing, and do honest, productive work with your hands, so you'll have something to give to those who need it.Don't use bad language. Speak words that will encourage people as necessary, so that those who listen will be helped.Make every effort to remain one in the Spirit through the peace that binds you together.

But those who trust in the Lord will have their strength renewed. They will fly high with wings like eagles. They will run and not be tired. They will walk and not be worn out.

You need to be patient so that having done what God wants, you'll receive what he has promised.

Let's never tire of doing good, for we'll reap a harvest at the proper time, if we don't give up.

Stop fighting! Recognize I am God! I am the ruler of the nations; I am the ruler of the earth.

Not only this—we also remain confident when problems come, because we know that experiencing problems develops spiritual stamina.Spiritual stamina in turn develops a mature character, and this mature character results in confident hope.Since we have this hope we're never disappointed, for God's love has been poured into us through the Holy Spirit he's given us.

But he told me, “My grace is all you will need, for my power is effective in weakness.” That's why I happily boast about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may reside in me.

My body and my mind may fail, but God is the foundation of my life. He is mine forever!

The Lord is a protective tower that good people can run to and be safe.

I keep what you say in mind so I won't sin against you.

This is what I say about the Lord: “He is the one who defends and protects me. He is my God, and I trust in him.”

Seek his kingdom first, and his way of living right, and everything will be given to you.

“What about us?” some soldiers asked. “What should we do?” “Don't demand money with threats of violence. Don't make accusations that are untrue. Be satisfied with your wages,” he replied.

Do everything without complaining or arguingso that you'll be sincere, innocent of any wrong. Be God's blameless children living in the middle of a dishonest and corrupt people. Shine among them as lights to the world,

I'm just so grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord for the strength he's given me, and that he considered me trustworthy, appointing me to work for him.

How happy are those who live in your house—they are always praising you! Selah.

Try to live a quiet life, minding your own business, doing your own work, as we've already explained to you,

Remain cheerful in the hope you have, put up with the troubles that come, keep on praying.

In complete contrast, you are a specially-chosen family, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God. Consequently you can reveal the wonderful things he's done, calling you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

All eyes are on you, waiting in hope, and you give food at just the right time.You give generously and satisfy the needs of every living thing.

Though the mountains cease to exist and the hills disappear, yet my trustworthy love for you won't cease to exist and my agreement of peace won't disappear, says the Lord, who shows you kindness.

Help me to concentrate on what you say rather than on making a profit.

Through his divine power we have been given everything that's important to live a God-centered life. This comes through knowing him who called us to himself by his own glory and goodness. In this way he's given us wonderful, priceless promises.Through these promises you can share in the divine nature, being rid of the corruption caused by this world's evil desires.

May the peace of Christ direct your thinking, because you were called to this by God who makes you one, and thank God for it!

For he gives drink to those who are thirsty, and food to those who are hungry.

Truly God is good to Israel, to those whose minds are pure.

In addition, everyone to whom God gives wealth and possessions he also gives the ability to enjoy these gifts, to be grateful for what they are given, and to enjoy the work they do. This is also God's gift to us.

Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed to the cross their sinful human nature, together with all their sinful passions and desires.

Don't pile up wealth here on earth where moths and rust ruin it, and where thieves break in and steal it.When you give to the poor, don't be like the hypocrites who blow their own trumpets to announce what they're doing in the synagogues and in the streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth: they already have their reward.Instead, you should store up your wealth in heaven, where moths and rust don't ruin it, and where thieves don't break in and steal it.For what you value the most shows who you really are.

Thank God that though you once were slaves to sin, you whole-heartedly chose to follow the truth about God that you learned.Now that you've been freed from sin, you've become slaves of doing what is morally right.

Only in God do I find peace; my hope comes from him.He is the one who protects me and saves me; he keeps me safe so I will not be in danger.

Praise God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with all that's spiritually good in the heavenly world,

Praise the Lord! Happy are those who respect the Lord, who love to do what he says!

Look at the amazing kind of love the Father has for us! This is why we can be called God's children—for that's who we are! The reason why the people of this world don't recognize us as God's children is because they don't recognize him.

so I can sing praises to you and not keep quiet. Lord my God, I will thank you forever!

The wicked have many problems, but those who trust in the Lord will be surrounded by his never-failing love.So be happy in the Lord and celebrate, you who do good. Shout for joy, all you who live right!

God, how priceless is your trustworthy love! Everyone can find protection under the shelter of your wings.

Your word is a lamp that shows me where to walk, it's a light for my path.

if you dedicate yourselves to helping the hungry and give the poor what they need, then your light will shine out in the darkness, and your night will be like the sun at noon.

Now that we have been made right by God by trusting in him, we have peace with him through our Lord Jesus Christ.While we were his enemies, God made us his friends through the death of his Son, and so we can be absolutely sure that he will save us through the life of his Son.In addition to this we now celebrate what God has done through our Lord Jesus Christ to reconcile us and make us his friends.For through one man sin entered the world, and sin led to death. In this way death came to everyone, for everyone sinned.Even before the law was given, sin was in the world, however it wasn't counted as sin because there was no law.But death still ruled from Adam until Moses, even over those who didn't sin in the same way as Adam did. Now Adam prefigured the one to come.But the gift of Jesus is not like the sin of Adam. Though many people died because of one man's sin, God's grace is so much greater and has been shared with so many through his gracious gift in the person of Jesus Christ.The result of the gift is not like that of the sin. The result of Adam's sin was judgment and condemnation, but the gift sets us right with God, despite our many sins.As a result of one man's sin, death ruled because of him. But God's grace is so much greater and his gift sets us right, for everyone who receives it will rule in life through the person of Jesus Christ!Just as one sin brought condemnation on everyone, in the same way one right act gave everyone the opportunity to live right.Just as through one man's disobedience many became sinners, in the same way through one man's obedience many are made right with God.It's through Jesus, trusting in him, that we've gained access to this position of grace where we now stand, looking forward with happiness and confidence to sharing in God's glory.

You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you cannot see him now, you trust in him and you're filled with wonderful, indescribable happiness.

But when I'm afraid, I trust in you.

So we don't give up. Even though our physical bodies are falling apart, our inner selves are being renewed daily.

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.Everyone who asks, receives; everyone who seeks, finds; and everyone who knocks has the door opened for them.

But the Spirit produces fruit such as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, trust,

Don't worry about anything, but take everything to God in prayer, explaining your requests to him and thanking him for all he does.Then the peace that comes from God, which is better than we can ever imagine, will protect your thoughts and attitudes in Christ Jesus.

You will keep in complete peace those who keep their minds focused on you, because they trust in you.Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock.

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, for it is unshakeable and endures forever.

Always be full of joy,never stop praying,be thankful in every situation—because this is what God in Christ Jesus wants you to do.

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