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“I have learned, in
whatsoever state I am. Therewith to be content.”
Philippians 4:11(KJV)
The
Apostle Paul shares a very important thought here. Because he learned
contentment in any state he found himself, he could endure house arrest and
imprisonment.
In my
past, events and conditions dictated how I responded to others. When I had both
physical and emotional pain, I could not control how I felt. Once, I had a
supervisor tell me she decided I was not angry at her. At that time, I did not
know how to counteract my resultant moods. It has taken me a long time to
realize that Jesus can, take care of the negative things that beset me, if I
allow him to.
In my
reading for pleasure, I am reading a book called Letters from Le Anne. In this book the authors, Jill Beran and Le
Anne Anderson begin a friendship when Jill coaches Le Anne’s daughter in
basketball. The friendship grows from a mentor/mentee relationship. Le Anne,
the mentor, tells Jill that Everything God allows and does happens for a
reason. Ergo,a believer learns to accept the state he or she is in.
I only
wish I had learned this way of thinking in my younger years.