What is Christian Contentment?

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Christian Contentment (Contentment from here on) is not about holding a positive attitude no matter what is happening around us. It is about more than always finding the silver lining or succeeding in life. Contentment does not prevent pain and suffering in our lives. Still, it helps us to manage all circumstances and emotions we face here and now, either delights or sorrows, by giving them the proper worth from the perspective of Redemptive History. 

Contentment transforms our frustration into Good Failure at the service of the Spirit's formative work in us. The foundation of Contentment is an ever-growing appreciation for the Means of His Grace, all of which constantly remind us about His Beauty and our identity and inheritance in Him.

And the good news is that Contentment can be learned.

What about you? What is the source of contentment for you? How do you make sense of the delights and sorrows of this life?

-AV