Quotes about Contentment

Know that the "Best Possible You" may not be as successful as your neighbor, but that's okay. The best you may not be as thin as your sister, but that's fine. The best you may not be as talented, as dynamic, or as outgoing as your co-worker, but that's all right, too. Be comfortable with the person God made you to be. You can't get distracted and lose your focus by comparing yourself to others. Run your own race.

It's the simple things in life that bring us the most joy. You may not have a lot of resources, but if you have family, you're blessed. If you have your health, you're blessed. If you can look up at the stars at night, you're blessed.

Popularity is about wanting people to like you, but happiness is about liking yourself.

If you're always thinking thoughts of lack, not enough, and struggle, you're moving toward the wrong things.

Their minds had become conditioned to accept not having enough, to always struggle and lack. The problem is that if you accept it as your way of life, you won't do anything about it. It's easy to get comfortable with mediocrity and just adapt to your environment.

You shouldn't be constantly uptight, worried, rebuking, resisting, and trying to fix things. It takes a mature person to say, "Everything is not perfect. I have some struggles and some situations I wish were different, but can I tell you that all is well? I'm at peace. I'm not upset. I know at the right time God will remove the weeds. Until then I'm going to relax and enjoy my life." First the Weed, Then the Harvest

A happy heart makes the face cheerful . . . the cheerful heart has a continual feast. PROVERBS 15:13, 15

Rule your feelings; don't let them rule you. When you get your mind going in the right direction, filled with thoughts of hope, faith, and victory, you'll drive away the discouragement, the discontentment.

Don't compare yourself. Celebrate yourself.

Don't wait for things to turn around, and then you'll have a good attitude. You have to be your best where you are. God doesn't have to bring you out of the trouble; He can cause you to flourish in the trouble.

I'm not going to complain

Stay in the Place of Rest Maybe