Sometimes what is most important to us is not obvious and can be seen only by how we respond to our husbands in everyday life.

Sometimes what is most important to us is not obvious and can be seen only by how we respond to our husbands in everyday life.

Holy Father, forgive me for grumbling. I know I've sounded just like the Israelites. I long to dwell not on the If Onlys but on You. Make me wise like the old woodcutter - content with what I know, not perturbed by what I don't know.

Contentment is accepting God's sovereign control over all of life's circumstances.

Contentment is a state of the heart, not a state of affairs.

The Lord is my peace. I shall not live in anxiety. He puts me under His wing of comfort and calms my spirit within me. He takes all my anxieties on Himself and helps me to focus on Him. Yes, though I walk through a time of grave uncertainties and fierce anxieties, I will not fret - for You are my peace. Your Word and Your presence calm me now. You hold my uncertainties in the palm of Your hand. You soothe my anxious mind - You smooth my wrinkled brow. Surely serenity and trust in You shall fill me all the days of my life. And I shall keep my mind stayed on You forever.

Ultimately, contentment is more a shift in attitude than a change in circumstances.