Wisdom from the past – Watson on contentment
For my devotions, I’ve been reading through Thomas Watson’s The Art of Divine Contentment.
Here is something I’ve been feasting on over the past few days:
Wicked men are often disquieted in the enjoyment of all things; the contented Christian is well in the want of all things. But how comes a Christian to be contented in the deficiency of outward comforts? A Christian finds contentment distilled out of the breasts of the promises. He is poor in purse, but rich in promise. There is one promise that brings much sweet contentment into the soul: “they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.” Psalm 34:10. If the thing we desire be good for us, we shall have it; if it be not good, then not having is good for us. The resting satisfied with the promise gives contentment.
Having hunted without success for a job for nearly fifteen months this observation certainly rings true for me. Of course I still have to keep searching for a job!
Gosh Wenatchee I’m sorry about that. It’s tough when things don’t work out all the time, no? You’re in my prayers. It seems we all go through hell at one point (or many) in our lives. I think the true test of a preacher is if his theology is able to carry people through the hell on out to the other side.
It seems that many fail on this point. Some can’t seem to explain suffering at all given their theology.