Wisdom and contentment

Eccl 5:8-20

Wisdom and contentment

It is wise to be content in your current predicament.

Wisdom and contentment

“Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, 'Who is the LORD?' Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.”

Proverbs 30:8-9

Wisdom and contentment

It is foolish to ‘settle’ for less than God’s best.

Wisdom and contentment

“Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”

Wisdom and contentment

"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; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.”

Matthew 7:7-8