Finding Contentment

Happy people generally view life as fulfilling, purposeful and pleasant. This doesn't mean that unhappy moments never alter their mood, but they seldom stay in a negative mindset because they have a Christ-centered means for regaining a contented disposition.

One of my professors would remind us, "You can act yourself into a new way of feeling, but you cannot feel yourself into a new way of acting." In other words you can’t wait until you feel like it to take action to change your disposition. It may never happen. Research has discovered if you act as if you have an attitude of contentment, your disposition eventually will change.

Change is often needed in various areas of life. Our emotional disposition will either support or overrule needed change. Happy, contented people, however, tend to experience joy and satisfaction as they acknowledge God's presence in the affairs and usual events of everyday life. I challenge you to look for his handiwork in every area of your life.  

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My friends, fill your minds with those things that are good and that deserve praise: things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and honorable. Put into practice what you learned and received from me, both from my words and from my actions. And the God who gives us peace will be with you.

~Philippians 4:8-9 Good News Bible