Philippians 4:10-13, and the theme of our passage in this hour is contentment—a virtue that is hardly esteemed at all in our culture. In the worlds of sports and business, if you are contented, you may even be criticized as someone who isn't ambitious enough, hungry enough, feisty enough to be an asset to your company or your team. It sometimes seems as if the entire goal of the advertising industry is not to sell products but to foment discontent, by stimulating desires for things we cannot afford and do not need; by inflaming appetites that cannot possibly be gratified righteously; and by appealing to lusts that ought to be suppressed rather than cultivated and encouraged. The world is constantly screaming at us that we should not be content with our lives and our possessions. Contentment is not an easy thing to cultivate in a culture such the one in which we live.
The main language of political discourse in America is grousing and complaining. You can hear it nonstop from both the left and the right on drive-time talk-show radio. Whether you are one of the poor and disenfranchised or a member of the rich and privileged class, those who claim to speak for you are unhappy with the way things are going, displeased that you are not getting your fair share of benefits, convinced that you are being forced to bear more than your share of society's economic burden, and certain that government policies will make your lot in life worse, not better... http://www.thegracelifepulpit.com
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Phil Johnson is Executive Director of Grace to You, the media ministry of John MacArthur. Phil is also an elder at Grace Community Church, where he pastors the GraceLife fellowship group. He is probably best known for his websites, which include The Spurgeon Archive and The Hall...
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