A HEART OF CONTENTMENT

(Philippians 4)

 

Happy = __________________________

 

Content = _________________________

 

Psalm 63:3-5; 65:1-4; 107:4, Psalm 23, Matthew 6:25-34

 

Sinful contentment???

 

Great gain — I Timothy 6:6                          Hebrews 13:5-6

 

Not what ________ — Who ________ ME!

 

SIN OF DISCONTENT:

 

1. Denies God has the _______ to do what He wants.

 

2. Ignores his P ___________.

 

3. Not believe God’s B __________ for me.

 

SO THE BIG ?

         HOW DO I GET A HEART OF CONTENTMENT?

 

1. L ____________ OTHERS

 

             L ____________ yourself in O ________.

 

2. MAKE REJOICING A H _________. (4:4)

 

“In the Lord”       A command that can be O _______!

 

3. LEARN TO ACCEPT L _______ THAN THINK IS

 

       D _________.

 

4. CONFIDENT F ________ IN THE LORD. (VS. 5)

     “My Rights”       4:5 — “Gentleness” =

 

5. REACT TO PROBLEMS WITH T ______ P______.

                                       (VS. 6-7)

 

         I Peter 4:7           “God of Peace — Peace of God”

 

6. THINK G ________ THINKS (VS. 8)

 

Don’t feed the monster!

 

7. FOLLOW GOOD E _________. (VS. 9)

 

Yet — “Holy Discontent”

Psalm 17:15