Welcome to our service today. It is great to have you here and we would love to invite you to stay after the service and join us for morning tea.
Too often we let our circumstances determine our attitude. If life is going smoothly, then we feel good. But when it gets hard, our mood drops. However we don’t have to live this way. Like the apostle Paul, we can learn and practice contentment.
The word ‘contentment’ describes being at peace, no matter how things are – in other words, not wanting anything to be different. It means learning to allow God’s power to come into our weakness so we can accept and adapt to changing circumstances. When we respond to life with that kind of thinking, we move beyond living by feelings to living by faith.
In order to live by faith we must surrender to God. In every situation, we are to yield what we want and then accept whatever He allows. The second step is to trust God to oversee our specific situation. If we believe He is working out His perfect plan for us, then we’ll experience the joy that comes from fully relying on Him. Contentment will be ours. Paul said that he learned to be content in all circumstances. May this be what we learn also.
Blessings, Sandra
Beckenham Baptist Church 