Be Content

     I wrote on this topic before. The definition of content is a state of peaceful happiness and also a state of satisfaction. I keep coming back to the subject of contentment as a way to be happy. I recently watch a television program about one brother trying to get his own brother out of the way in order to receive a greater inheritance. He was finally arrested. The brother who was the victim had no clue what his brother was planning. He said to the commentator of the show that his brother should have been content with what he had. His wise words rang true to me. I also believe people would be more happy if they could just be more content with what they do have.

     If only we could say to ourselves everyday I have everything that I need, I believe this would be the beginning of our own happiness and contentment. We would not be wasting our time trying to be happy at attaining sometime in the future but having our happiness now through a peaceful and content state of mind. If you have your basic needs like shelter, food, good health, clothing and a source for some money, why not be happy with those basic things. Why wait until you reach for some goal that will take a long time to accomplish so to be happy?

    I believe happiness is a state of mind that people can achieve if they were just content with what they have. Why keep your mind focused on the things you do not have when you could be happy by just being thankful for the things that you do. We have to find a way to stop our mind from thinking about how empty we are to how full we are. Training our mind away from negative thinking is a hard thing to do but it something we must do if we want to be happy. We must train our mind to think that I have everything that I need instead of thinking that I need something more so to be content. If you don't do the work you we be forever looking and never finding what you need.

     Peace and contentment is now and not tomorrow. Be happy with what you have and if you do decide to get more then make sure your acting out of need than just accumulating more possessions. We must begin to do something different in order to change our ways. Our current state of mind of always wanting and never being satisfied must come to an end. If happiness is our goal, I believe that starting to be content with what we have now is a good beginning. If we can be happy with what little we do have today think how much more joy we will feel when we do get more. Contentment will lead you to happiness and when you feel satisfied you will feel full and not empty. Be content and you will begin to be happy.

1 Timothy 6:6-8 "But godliness with contentment is great gain, ⁷for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. ⁸But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content."