Contentment – The Arnold Journey

Philippians 4:12 Contentment

Philippians 4:12 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 read about the refugees from the Ukraine ending upContinue reading “Philippians 4:12 Contentment”

Contentment – 1 Timothy 6:19

1 Timothy 6:19 In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life. Wealth management. I think too often we spend too much time on poverty management! At least that was my life forContinue reading “Contentment – 1 Timothy 6:19”

Wanting to Die

Job 6:8-10 8“Oh, that I might have my request, that God would grant what I hope for, 9that God would be willing to crush me, to let loose his hand and cut off my life! 10Then I would still have this consolation— my joy in unrelenting pain— that I had not denied the words of the HolyContinue reading “Wanting to Die”

Distress, Debt & Discontent

1 Samuel 22:2 All those who were in distress or in debt or discontented gathered around him, and he became their commander. About four hundred men were with him. Is this you today? Whenever we get knocked out of our regular routines, it is easy to see the bad, the difficult, the discouraging, the disquieting.Continue reading “Distress, Debt & Discontent”

Honoring Contentment

Often life is ruled by desires of what we think we want or should have but do not or can not have. Wrong desires accepted lead to life-taking attitudes and actions. Once we start seeking satisfaction somewhere other than in the LORD, our thirst will never be satisfied. Contentment has nothing to do with theContinue reading “Honoring Contentment”

Shoestring Budget

Mark 6:8-9 Have you ever had to live on a shoestring budget, money so tight that you don’t dare buy a cup of coffee because it will mean you can’t pay the rent? If you have never had to watch your spending like this, you have missed out. Living that close to the edgeContinue reading “Shoestring Budget”

The Ten-Plus-One’s

Psalm 11, 41, 71, 101, 131 Has the LORD called you to do something that you feel you can’t do? In Psalm 11 the wicked are in ambush mode and the writer is being told to find refuge in the LORD. But I get the feeling that in order to get to the LORD’s safetyContinue reading “The Ten-Plus-One’s”