>My thoughts and notes on the book, The Art of Divine Contentment by the Puritan author, Thomas Watson.
Thank you for joining me on this journey…
The book is over, my life goes on.
I pray that God will find me always content.
The School of Contentment -part one-
Learning Contentment -part two-
Divine Contentment -part three-
Contentment, Be Welcome -part four-
>I am enjoying reading and doing some notes in my red art book…
The book which I have been studying is “The Art of Divine Contentment”, by Thomas Watson.
Chapters 12 and 13
God willing, I will be here tomorrow, to share His goodness, His teaching…
The School of Contentment -part one-
Learning Contentment -part two-
Divine Contentment -part three-
>These are my notes on the book I am reading….”The Art of Divine Contentment” by Thomas Watson.
Chapter 11
Contentment must be learned, practiced, it does not come softly, but its rewards are beyond this world.
My heart has been challenged by the words of this Puritan author; letters, words, sentences, all encompassing, all falling like rain, watering my soul.
May god grant us grace to live for tomorrow…
Abiding in Him,
The School of Contentment -Part One-
Learning Contentment -Part Two-
Contentment, Be Welcome -Part Four-
>Learning Contentment (part 2)
My older Daughter comes to me…”Mom, I just read this, a child from my online school, lost his Dad two days ago…”
We read the news…tears and prayers followed, contentment never comes easy….
So, in a quiet spot of my garden, I took out my book, “The Art of Divine Contentment” by Thomas Watson, my notebook, my markers…a cup of tea and this is what I learned (chapters 4- 10)….
Thank you for joining me as I keep on reading, learning…
See you tomorrow,
Becky
>Contentment is a virtue that I need to cultivate in my heart.
Contentment starts when I come to the Lord, to my Shepherd and He satisfies my whole being.
Contentment comes when I don’t desire anything else but Him.
Contentment.
Gratefulness.
Contentment.
Longing.
More?
As I search my heart I must admit, that I am far from there. I still long for worldly things, for the present glory, for myself, for more, always a little bit more. More love from my husband, more attention, more from my children, more…always a little bit more…
A grateful attitude will sure help me fight this battle. When I stop and see how much I have that I do not deserve, I fall to my knees and praise my Lord, the fountain of all blessings, but the temptations around are real; the devil tempted my Jesus offering him “more”. Jesus knew he didn’t need more, He had it all.
Contentment and Gratitude hold hands together, they meet; and I pray that these virtues find a place to abide in me.
Let my song be one that says:
“Whom have I in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”
Psalm 73:25- 26
So my Gratitude List continues….
186.
I will be reading this week a small book entitled The Art of Divine Contentment, by Thomas Watson (c. 1620- 1686); may I invite you to come and join me as I learn about this virtue ?
Let the Word be heard and the Holy Spirit be our Teacher.
Abiding in Him,
The first part of my comments are here, The School of Contentment -part one-
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